Alice, Texas
Alice, Texas | |
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The water tower in Alice on Hwy 44 | |
| Nickname: The Hub City of South Texas | |
| 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 (2020) | |
• Total | 17,891 |
• Estimate (2022) | 17,697 |
| • 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 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1329361 |
| Website | www |
Alice is a city in and the county seat of Jim Wells County, Texas, United States, in the South Texas region of the state. The population was 19,104 at the 2010 census. Alice was established in 1888. The city was originally named "Bandana", then "Kleberg", and finally "Alice" after Alice Gertrudis King Kleberg, the daughter of Richard King, who established the King Ranch.