Alvin, Texas

Alvin
Motto: 
"In touch with the past...planning for the future"
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Alvin is located in Texas
Alvin
Alvin
Location in Texas
Alvin is located in the United States
Alvin
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Alvin (the United States)
Alvin is located in North America
Alvin
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Alvin (North America)
Coordinates: 29°23′37″N 95°16′18″W / 29.39361°N 95.27167°W / 29.39361; -95.27167
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyBrazoria
Incorporated1893
Government
 • TypeCouncil-manager
 • MayorGabe Adame[citation needed]
 • City ManagerJunru Roland[citation needed]
Area
 • Total25.14 sq mi (65.11 km2)
 • Land24.27 sq mi (62.85 km2)
 • Water0.87 sq mi (2.26 km2)
Elevation46 ft (14 m)
Population
 • Total27,098
 • Density1,101.21/sq mi (425.18/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
77511-77512
Area code281
FIPS code48-02272[4]
GNIS feature ID2409692[2]
Websitewww.alvin-tx.gov

Alvin is a city in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land metropolitan area and Brazoria County. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the city population was 27,098.[5] Alvin's claim to fame is Baseball Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan, who moved with his family to the city in 1947 as an infant and lived there until he moved to Round Rock in 2003. The Nolan Ryan Museum is in the Nolan Ryan Foundation and Exhibit Center on the campus of Alvin Community College. Alvin is also the home town of professional pitcher Nathan Eovaldi and professional football quarterback Joe Ferguson.

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alvin, Texas
  3. ^ "State and County Quick Facts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on March 26, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Alvin city, Texas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2014.