Alice, Texas

Alice, Texas
City
The water tower in Alice on Hwy 44
The water tower in Alice on Hwy 44
Flag of Alice, Texas
Flag
Official seal of Alice, Texas
Seal
Nickname: 
The Hub City of South Texas
Map
Map
Map
Map
Coordinates: 27°45′2″N 98°4′14″W / 27.75056°N 98.07056°W / 27.75056; -98.07056
CountryUnited StatesUnited States
StateTexasTexas
CountyJim Wells
Government
 • TypeCouncil-Manager
 • City CouncilMayor Cynthia Carasco
Robert Molina
Pete Beltran
Mauricio Garza
Sandra Bowen
 • City ManagerMichael Esparza
Area
[1]
 • Total
12.58 sq mi (32.58 km2)
 • Land11.99 sq mi (31.06 km2)
 • Water0.59 sq mi (1.52 km2)
Elevation
202 ft (62 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
17,891
 • Estimate 
(2022)
17,697
 • Density1,491.9/sq mi (576.0/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
78332, 78333
Area code361
FIPS code48-01852[3]
GNIS feature ID1329361[4]
Websitewww.cityofalice.org

Alice is a city in, and the county seat of, Jim Wells County, Texas, United States,[5] in the South Texas region of the state. The population was 19,104 at the 2010 census.[6] Alice was established in 1888. First it was called "Bandana", then "Kleberg", and finally "Alice" after Alice Gertrudis King Kleberg, the daughter of Richard King, who established the King Ranch.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "QuickFacts: Alice city, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "Counties and County Seats". Texas State Library and Archives Commission. March 29, 2012. Archived from the original on September 4, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  6. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Alice city, Texas". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2018.