Alice, Texas
Encyclopedia
At the 2000 census
, there were 19,010 people, 6,400 households and 4,915 families residing in the city. The population density
was 1,597.4 per square mile (616.8/km2). There were 6,998 housing units at an average density of 588.0 per square mile (227.1/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 77.44% White, 0.86% African American, 0.53% Native American, 0.75% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 17.92% from other races
, and 2.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 78.05% of the population.
There were 6,400 households of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were married couples
living together, 17.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.2% were non-families. 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.39.
Age distribution was 30.3% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.8 males.
The median household income was $30,365, and the median family income was $34,276. Males had a median income of $32,409 versus $17,101 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $13,118. About 17.9% of families and 21.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.4% of those under age 18 and 20.2% of those age 65 or over. Local population estimates put Alice's population in 2008 between 23,000 and 25,000.
Today, Alice's economy is centered on the drilling industry with more than 100 different oil field
companies located around the Alice area. Alice is called the "Hub City" due to its geographical location between Corpus Christi
, McAllen
, Laredo
and San Antonio
. Alice's location between these cities makes it an ideal center for distribution.
Some major oil companies in Alice are Schlumberger
, Halliburton
, BJ Services Company
, Weatherford International
, and Alice serves as the headquarters for the Grey Wolf Drilling Company South Texas division.
As of 2009 Alice has a unemployment rate of 6.30 percent when the U.S. average was 8.50 percent. Recent job growth has been negative and the number of jobs in Alice has decreased by 1.10 percent.
Alice High School
. Enrollment 1,576.
Jr. High- grades 7-8 -
William Adams Middle School
Intermediate- grades 5-6 -
Dubose, Memorial
Elementary- grades K-4 -
Noonan elementary, Saenz elementary, Mary R. Garcia Elementary, Salazar Elementary, Schallert Elementary, Hillcrest Elementary.
Grades PreK3 through 6th
St. Joseph School-
Grades PreK3 through 6th
Alice Christian School-
Grades K through 12
Agape House-
Grades PreK through 5th
Texas Migrant Council- head start
Alice and its surrounding areas have an abundance of wildlife, so hunting, fishing and bird watching are favorite activities, and there are wild game hunting leases available through Texas Parks and Wildlife. Golfers have two courses to choose from in the Hub City, with the Alice Municipal Golf Course
being the larger with 18 holes, long fairways and water hazards. The other is the 9-hole Alice Country Club golf course east of town.
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, there were 19,010 people, 6,400 households and 4,915 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 1,597.4 per square mile (616.8/km2). There were 6,998 housing units at an average density of 588.0 per square mile (227.1/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 77.44% White, 0.86% African American, 0.53% Native American, 0.75% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 17.92% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 2.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 78.05% of the population.
There were 6,400 households of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 17.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.2% were non-families. 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.39.
Age distribution was 30.3% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.8 males.
The median household income was $30,365, and the median family income was $34,276. Males had a median income of $32,409 versus $17,101 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the city was $13,118. About 17.9% of families and 21.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.4% of those under age 18 and 20.2% of those age 65 or over. Local population estimates put Alice's population in 2008 between 23,000 and 25,000.
Economy
Oil field
An oil field is a region with an abundance of oil wells extracting petroleum from below ground. Because the oil reservoirs typically extend over a large area, possibly several hundred kilometres across, full exploitation entails multiple wells scattered across the area...
companies located around the Alice area. Alice is called the "Hub City" due to its geographical location between Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, Texas
Corpus Christi is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas. The county seat of Nueces County, it also extends into Aransas, Kleberg, and San Patricio counties. The MSA population in 2008 was 416,376. The population was 305,215 at the 2010 census making it the...
, McAllen
McAllen, Texas
McAllen is the largest city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. It is located at the southern tip of Texas in an area known as the Rio Grande Valley and is part of the . Its southern boundary is located about five miles from the U.S.–Mexico border and the Mexican city of Reynosa, the Rio...
, Laredo
Laredo, Texas
Laredo is the county seat of Webb County, Texas, United States, located on the north bank of the Rio Grande in South Texas, across from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. According to the 2010 census, the city population was 236,091 making it the 3rd largest on the United States-Mexican border,...
and San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
. Alice's location between these cities makes it an ideal center for distribution.
Some major oil companies in Alice are Schlumberger
Schlumberger
Schlumberger Limited is the world's largest oilfield services company. Schlumberger employs over 110,000 people of more than 140 nationalities working in approximately 80 countries...
, Halliburton
Halliburton
Halliburton is the world's second largest oilfield services corporation with operations in more than 70 countries. It has hundreds of subsidiaries, affiliates, branches, brands and divisions worldwide and employs over 50,000 people....
, BJ Services Company
BJ Services Company
BJ Services Company was an oil and gas equipment and services company that is now a subsidiary of Baker Hughes.It was founded in 1872 as the Byron Jackson Company by inventor Byron Jackson and at its peak operated in more than 50 countries worldwide....
, Weatherford International
Weatherford International
Weatherford International Oil Field Services Ltd is one of the largest international oil and natural gas service companies. The company provides products and services for drilling, evaluation, completion, production and intervention of oil and natural gas wells, along with pipeline construction...
, and Alice serves as the headquarters for the Grey Wolf Drilling Company South Texas division.
As of 2009 Alice has a unemployment rate of 6.30 percent when the U.S. average was 8.50 percent. Recent job growth has been negative and the number of jobs in Alice has decreased by 1.10 percent.
Highways
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U.S. Highway 281 -
State Highway 44 -
State Highway 359Texas State Highway 359State Highway 359 or SH 359 is a state highway that runs from Skidmore in southeastern Texas, near Corpus Christi, southwest and west to Laredo at the international border with Mexico.-History:... -
FM 665Farm to Market Road 665Farm to Market Road 665 is a farm to market road located in Jim Wells and Nueces counties, Texas.-Route description:FM 665 begins in downtown Alice, at an intersection with . The route travels to the south along Cameron Street before turning to the east, and passes Alice International Airport...
Air travel
- Alice International AirportAlice International AirportAlice International Airport is a public airport located 3 miles southeast of the city of Alice, in Jim Wells County, Texas.-Facilities:Alice International Airport covers and has three runways:...
- Corpus Christi International AirportCorpus Christi International AirportCorpus Christi International Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located five nautical miles west of the central business district of Corpus Christi, in Nueces County, Texas, United States.The airport's new six gate, . Hayden W...
(in Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi, TexasCorpus Christi is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas. The county seat of Nueces County, it also extends into Aransas, Kleberg, and San Patricio counties. The MSA population in 2008 was 416,376. The population was 305,215 at the 2010 census making it the...
)
Colleges
- Coastal Bend CollegeCoastal Bend CollegeCoastal Bend College is a community college which has its main campus in Beeville, Texas, and which operates branch campuses in Alice, Kingsville, and Pleasanton, Texas....
provides vocational and academic courses for certification or associate degreesAcademic degreeAn academic degree is a position and title within a college or university that is usually awarded in recognition of the recipient having either satisfactorily completed a prescribed course of study or having conducted a scholarly endeavour deemed worthy of his or her admission to the degree...
. The college also works with local business and industry to customize training and education classes for employees. - Texas A&M University-Kingsville (in KingsvilleKingsville, TexasAs of the census of 2000, there were 25,575 people, 8,943 households, and 6,134 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,848.8 people per square mile . There were 10,427 housing units at an average density of 753.8 per square mile...
) - Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (in Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi, TexasCorpus Christi is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas. The county seat of Nueces County, it also extends into Aransas, Kleberg, and San Patricio counties. The MSA population in 2008 was 416,376. The population was 305,215 at the 2010 census making it the...
)
Public
High Schools- grades 9-12 -Alice High School
Alice High School
Alice High School serves the students of Alice, Texas and surrounding communities in Jim Wells County.- History :The City of Alice originated from the defunct community of Collins, which was located three miles east. Around 1880 the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway attempted to build a line...
. Enrollment 1,576.
Jr. High- grades 7-8 -
William Adams Middle School
Intermediate- grades 5-6 -
Dubose, Memorial
Elementary- grades K-4 -
Noonan elementary, Saenz elementary, Mary R. Garcia Elementary, Salazar Elementary, Schallert Elementary, Hillcrest Elementary.
Private
St. Elizabeth School-Grades PreK3 through 6th
St. Joseph School-
Grades PreK3 through 6th
Alice Christian School-
Grades K through 12
Agape House-
Grades PreK through 5th
Texas Migrant Council- head start
Notable residents
- Chris BrazzellChris BrazzellChris Brazzell is a retired Canadian Football League wide receiver.-College career:Brazzell played the final two seasons of his collegiate career with the Angelo State University Rams after playing the previous two years for the Blinn College Buccaneers...
, a Canadian Football LeagueCanadian Football LeagueThe Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
(CFL) Player and ex NFL player, was born May 22, 1976, and played on the Alice High SchoolAlice High SchoolAlice High School serves the students of Alice, Texas and surrounding communities in Jim Wells County.- History :The City of Alice originated from the defunct community of Collins, which was located three miles east. Around 1880 the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway attempted to build a line...
football team. He was drafted to the NFL in 1998 to the New York Jets as the 174th overall pick in the 6th round. - Lois ChilesLois ChilesLois Cleveland Chiles is an American actress and former fashion model known for her role as Dr. Holly Goodhead in the 1979 James Bond film Moonraker.-Early life:...
, born April 15, 1947, who was a top 1970s fashion model and actress, most famous for her role as Bond girlBond girlA Bond girl is a character or actress portraying a love interest, of James Bond in a film, novel, or video game. They occasionally have names that are double entendres or puns, such as "Pussy Galore", "Plenty O'Toole", "Xenia Onatopp", or "Holly Goodhead"...
"Holly GoodheadHolly GoodheadDr. Holly Goodhead is a fictional character from the James Bond franchise, portrayed by Lois Chiles. She does not appear in any of the novels, solely appearing in the film version of Moonraker. However, her character is somewhat similar to Gala Brand, who is the female lead character in the...
" in MoonrakerMoonraker (film)Moonraker is the eleventh spy film in the James Bond series, and the fourth to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The third and final film in the series to be directed by Lewis Gilbert, it co-stars Lois Chiles, Michael Lonsdale, Corinne Clery, and Richard Kiel...
. - Robert F. Curl Jr., Nobel PrizeNobel PrizeThe Nobel Prizes are annual international awards bestowed by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, established the prizes in 1895...
Winner, was born on August 23, 1933 in Alice, Texas. Rober Curl Jr. is an emeritus professor of chemistry at Rice UniversityRice UniversityWilliam Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University or Rice, is a private research university located on a heavily wooded campus in Houston, Texas, United States...
. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in ChemistryNobel Prize in ChemistryThe Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of chemistry. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895, awarded for outstanding contributions in chemistry, physics, literature,...
in 1996 for the discovery of fullereneFullereneA fullerene is any molecule composed entirely of carbon, in the form of a hollow sphere, ellipsoid, or tube. Spherical fullerenes are also called buckyballs, and they resemble the balls used in association football. Cylindrical ones are called carbon nanotubes or buckytubes...
(with the late Richard SmalleyRichard SmalleyRichard Errett Smalley was the Gene and Norman Hackerman Professor of Chemistry and a Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Rice University, in Houston, Texas...
, also of Rice University, and Harold KrotoHarold KrotoSir Harold Walter Kroto, FRS , born Harold Walter Krotoschiner, is a British chemist and one of the three recipients to share the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Robert Curl and Richard Smalley....
of the University of SussexUniversity of SussexThe University of Sussex is an English public research university situated next to the East Sussex village of Falmer, within the city of Brighton and Hove. The University received its Royal Charter in August 1961....
). - Richard RaymondRichard Raymond (Texas politician)Richard Peña Raymond is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives. He currently represents District 42, which encompasses western Webb County and includes most of the city of Laredo. He is Vice-Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations and is also a member of the Border...
was born in Alice on October 27, 1960. Raymond is a Democratic member of the Texas House of RepresentativesTexas House of RepresentativesThe Texas House of Representatives is the lower house of the Texas Legislature. The House is composed of 150 members elected from single-member districts across the state. The average district has about 150,000 people. Representatives are elected to two-year terms with no term limits...
. He currently represents District 42, which encompasses western Webb CountyWebb County, TexasWebb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. The official 2010 population for the county is 250,304. In 2000, its population was 193,117, and in 2006 its population had been estimated to have reached to 231,470. Its county seat is Laredo...
and includes most of the city of Laredo. - Brigadier General Angela Salinas is the commanding general of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San DiegoMarine Corps Recruit Depot San DiegoMarine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego is a United States Marine Corps military installation in San Diego, California. It lies between San Diego Bay and Interstate 5, adjacent to San Diego International Airport and the former Naval Training Center San Diego...
. She assumed command on August 4, 2006, becoming the first woman to command the Recruit Depot. - Raul G. SalinasRaul G. SalinasRaúl González Salinas is a private security consultant, a businessman, and a retired Federal Bureau of Investigation agent who was first elected mayor of Laredo, Texas, on June 17, 2006...
, the current mayor of LaredoLaredo, TexasLaredo is the county seat of Webb County, Texas, United States, located on the north bank of the Rio Grande in South Texas, across from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. According to the 2010 census, the city population was 236,091 making it the 3rd largest on the United States-Mexican border,...
, was born in Alice on November 8, 1947. - Grace Saenz-LopezGrace Saenz-LopezGrace Saenz-Lopez is a former mayor of the city of Alice, Texas.Saenz-Lopez was indicted on January 18, 2008 on two felony counts of tampering with evidence and concealing evidence following the theft of a dog belonging to vacationing neighbors. During their absence she called the neighbors and...
, former mayor that stole her neighbor's Shih TzuShih TzuThe Shih Tzu is a breed of dog weighing with long silky hair. The breed originated in China and is among the earliest breeds. Shih Tzu were officially recognized by the American Kennel Club in 1969...
then told the owners that it had died. She then reported it stolen after being interviewed by reporters only for it to be found at her sister's house. - J. Frank DobieJ. Frank DobieJames Frank Dobie was an American folklorist, writer, and newspaper columnist best known for many books depicting the richness and traditions of life in rural Texas during the days of the open range...
, award winning author who taught at UT Austin moved to Alice at 16 until he graduated from WAHS. - Sonny BrownSonny BrownClifton D. Brown is a former American football safety in the National Football League. He played with the Houston Oilers during the 1987 season and was a member of the 1985 National Champions Oklahoma Sooners. Brown was named the MVP of the Orange Bowl in 1985 that earned the Sooners a National...
- ex Houston Oiler, MVP of the 1985 Orange Bowl that earned his team the Oklahoma Sooners a National Championship. Graduated from Alice High in 1982 were he was 2nd team all state quarterback. - Marv BrownMarv BrownMarvin Clifford Brown is a former American football halfback in the National Football League with the Detroit Lions, NFL champions of that year. He attended high school in Waco, Texas and Alice, Texas. He was drafted in the 25th round by Detroit in 1953.-Recources:...
- ex NFL player with the Detroit Lions in 1957. - Lucien Flournoy - founder of Flournoy Drilling Company in late 1940s, the most successful independently-owned drilling company in South Texas for many years until Flournoy sold it to Greywolf for $50 million in summer 1997. Flournoy started the drilling company with his own designs, two welders, and an investment of about $1,200 in the late 40s. For many years his company was the largest employer in the area. He was a former mayor of Alice and a major influence in development of Highway 281 in the 1960s and 70s. Flournoy died at age 83 on March 27, 2003.
- Bill HenryBill HenryWilliam Rodman Henry is a retired American professional baseball player. A left-handed pitcher, he appeared in Major League Baseball between and for the Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Houston Astros...
is a former Major League BaseballMajor League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
pitcher who played from 1952-1969. He played on six major league clubs including the Houston AstrosHouston AstrosThe Houston Astros are a Major League Baseball team located in Houston, Texas. They are a member of the National League Central division. The Astros are expected to join the American League West division in 2013. Since , they have played their home games at Minute Maid Park, known as Enron Field...
and Boston Red SoxBoston Red SoxThe Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...
.
Outdoors
Alice Municipal Golf Course
Alice Municipal Golf Course is located in Alice, Texas, it features 6,099 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 71. The course rating is 67.8 and it has a slope rating of 108. Alice golf course opened in 1950. Mario Garcia manages the course as the General Manager....
being the larger with 18 holes, long fairways and water hazards. The other is the 9-hole Alice Country Club golf course east of town.