Alpine (Texas)

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Alpine (Texas)
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Basic data
State : United States
State : Texas
County : Brewster County
Coordinates : 30 ° 22 ′  N , 103 ° 40 ′  W Coordinates: 30 ° 22 ′  N , 103 ° 40 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 5,905 (as of 2010)
Population density : 557.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 10.6 km 2  (approx. 4 mi 2 ) of
which 10.6 km 2  (approx. 4 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 1120 m
Postcodes : 79830, 79831
Area code : +1 432
FIPS : 48-02104
GNIS ID : 1377837
Website : www.alpinetexas.com
Mayor : Thomas Gonzales

Alpine is a city in Brewster County in the US state of Texas in the United States and the seat of the county seat .

geography

The city is located in the northwest of the county, in the west of Texas, is in the south about 60 kilometers from Mexico , in the north about 90 kilometers from New Mexico and has an area of ​​10.6 km² without any significant water surface. Alpine has a semi-arid climate .

history

Since 1872 cattle herders lived in the area of ​​today's Alpine, who lived in tents near the herds. In spring 1882, as part of the construction of the railway, a tent city for the construction workers, which was called Osborn, was built. Since the railway company needed the water rights to build a train station, an agreement was reached with the owners of the rights, Daniel and Thomas Murphy, to name the new location after them. The city's foundation stone was laid in 1883 as Murphyville , which was renamed Alpine in February 1888 at the request of the residents. In 1888 there were about a dozen houses, three saloons and a hotel.

Alpine grew slowly until 1921. In 1921, Sul Ross State Normal College , the forerunner of Sul Ross State University , was founded and the first paved roads were laid to provide traffic in the surrounding area. In the following years, Alpine quickly developed into the center of the Big Bend area. The population rose from 396 in 1904 to 931 in 1920 to around 3,000 in 1927. At the beginning of the 1940s, the Big Bend National Park was opened and the park region was subordinated to the city.

religion

In Alpine there are seven different churches from seven different denominations. (Status: 2004).

Demographics

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1920 931 -
1930 3495 275.4%
1940 3866 10.6%
1950 5261 36.1%
1960 4740 -9.9%
1970 5971 26%
1980 5465 -8.5%
1990 5622 2.9%
2000 5786 2.9%
2010 6001 3.7%
1850-2000, 2010

Alpine had 5,972 inhabitants in 2012, which corresponds to a population increase of 3.2% since 2000. The average age was 36.3 years. 51.2% of the population is of Mexican origin, 45.2% are of American origin, and 9% of the population has German ancestry.

The median household income in the city was $ 37,140 in 2011, compared to $ 23,979 in 2000. The average per capita income was $ 23,212 in 2011, compared to $ 13,587 in 2000. ( United_States_Census_2000 )

80.5% of the adult population have a high school degree, 33% have a bachelor's degree or higher, and 15.5% have a university degree. The unemployment rate was 3.8% in early 2014 and 5.1% in July 2013.

crime

The crime rate had an index of 88.6 points in 2012 (US national average: 298.9 points; higher points mean higher crime). In 2012 there were 6 physical attacks on people, 18 break-ins, 49 thefts and 7 car thefts.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Climatic data on Alpine
  2. ^ Casey, Clifford B .: "Alpine, TX (Brewster County)". In: Handbook of Texas Online . Published by the Texas State Historical Association. Version dated June 9, 2010, accessed June 8, 2014
  3. ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF; 1.2 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012
  4. ↑ US Census ( Memento from January 27, 2014 in the Internet Archive )

Web links

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