Back أليس (تكساس) Arabic اليس (تكساس) ARZ آلیس، تکزاس AZB Аліс (Тэхас) Byelorussian Алис (Тексас) Bulgarian Alice (Texas) Catalan Элис (Техас) CE Alice (kapital sa kondado) CEB Alice (Texas) Czech Alice, Texas Welsh
Alice, Texas | |
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 The water tower in Alice on Hwy 44 | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: The Hub City of South Texas | |
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| Coordinates: 27°45′2″N 98°4′14″W / 27.75056°N 98.07056°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| County | Jim Wells |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • City Council | Mayor Cynthia Carasco Robert Molina Pete Beltran Mauricio Garza Sandra Bowen |
| • City Manager | Michael Esparza |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.58 sq mi (32.58 km2) |
| • Land | 11.99 sq mi (31.06 km2) |
| • Water | 0.59 sq mi (1.52 km2) |
| Elevation | 202 ft (62 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 17,891 |
| • Density | 1,491.9/sq mi (576.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 78332, 78333 |
| Area code | 361 |
| FIPS code | 48-01852[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1329361[4] |
| Website | www |
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.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
- ^ "QuickFacts: Alice city, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.