Alvin (Texas)
| Alvin | |
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 Location in Texas
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1893 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Texas |
| County : | Brazoria County |
| Coordinates : | 29 ° 24 ′ N , 95 ° 16 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 21,413 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 502.7 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 44.9 km 2 (approx. 17 mi 2 ) of which 42.6 km 2 (approx. 16 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 13 m |
| Postcodes : | 77511, 77512 |
| Area code : | +1 281 |
| FIPS : | 48-02272 |
| GNIS ID : | 1329478 |
| Website : | www.alvin-tx.gov |
| Mayor : | Gary Appelt |
Alvin is a city in Brazoria County in the US state of Texas in the United States , with around 22,100 inhabitants and a population density of 503 people per square kilometer (as of 2004). Alvin is part of the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown Metropolitan Area .
geography
The city is located in southeast Texas, about 20 kilometers from the Gulf of Mexico and has an area of 44.9 km², of which 2.4 km² is water.
| growth of population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1890 | 261 | - | |
| 1900 | 996 | 281.6% | |
| 1910 | 1453 | 45.9% | |
| 1920 | 1519 | 4.5% | |
| 1930 | 1511 | -0.5% | |
| 1940 | 3087 | 104.3% | |
| 1950 | 3701 | 19.9% | |
| 1960 | 5643 | 52.5% | |
| 1970 | 10,671 | 89.1% | |
| 1980 | 16,515 | 54.8% | |
| 1990 | 19,220 | 16.4% | |
| 2000 | 21,413 | 11.4% | |
| 2010 | 24,774 | 15.7% | |
| 1930-2000 2010 | |||
religion
In Alvin there are currently 39 different churches from 17 different denominations. Among the churches belonging to a denomination, the Baptist congregation is most strongly represented with 10 churches. There are also 7 churches that do not belong to any denomination (as of 2004).
Demographic data
The average income for a household in the city is 38,576 US dollars a family at 43,987 US dollars, the average income. Men have a median income of $ 36,216 versus women averaging $ 22,580. The per capita income is US $ 17,016, 13.3% of the population and 10.8% of families live below the poverty line.
29.7% of the population are under 18 years old and for every 100 women aged 18 and over there are statistically 93.2 men. The average age is 31 years. (Status: 2000).
crime
The crime rate has an index of 296.1 points (US national average: 330.6 points; higher points mean higher crime) In
2002 there were 0 murders, 9 rapes, 24 robberies, 56 physical attacks on people, 159 break-ins, and 623 thefts 67 Car thefts.
sons and daughters of the town
- Darryl Wills (* 1961), American racing driver
Individual evidence
- ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF; 1.2 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012
- ↑ US Census data for 2010 ( memento of the original from March 26, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved October 12, 2012
