Back البيني Arabic البينى (بروستر, تكساس) ARZ آلپاین، تکزاس AZB Алпайн (Тэхас) Byelorussian Alpine (Texas) Catalan Элпайн (Техас) CE Alpine (kapital sa kondado) CEB Alpine (Texas) Czech Alpine, Texas Welsh Alpine (Texas) Danish
Alpine, Texas | |
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 Alpine from atop Hancock Hill to the southwest. | |
| Nickname: The Heart of Big Bend | |
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| Coordinates: 30°22′20″N 103°40′00″W / 30.37222°N 103.66667°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Brewster |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Catherine Eaves [2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.80 sq mi (12.44 km2) |
| • Land | 4.80 sq mi (12.43 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,462 ft (1,360 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,035 |
| • Density | 1,245.99/sq mi (481.09/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 79830-79832 |
| Area code | 432 |
| FIPS code | 48-02104[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2409685[1] |
| Website | cityofalpine |
Alpine (/ˈælpaɪn/ AL-pyne) is a city in and the county seat of Brewster County, Texas, United States.[5] The population was 6,035 at the 2020 census.[6] The town has an elevation of 4,462 feet (1,360 m), and the surrounding mountain peaks are over 1 mile (1.6 km) above sea level. A university, hospital, library, and retail make Alpine the center of the sprawling 12,000 square miles (3,108,000 ha) but wide open Big Bend area (combined population 12,500)[dubious – discuss] including Brewster, Presidio, and Jeff Davis counties.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alpine, Texas
- ^ "Members". Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "ALPINE - Texas Almanac". www.texasalmanac.com. November 11, 2010.