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Alice, Texas

Alice is a city in and the county seat of Jim Wells County, Texas, United States, in the South Texas region of the state.
Population 17,891

Top Events in Alice History

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1880Infrastructure
1880, the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway attempted to build a line through Collins, which then had approximately 2,000 inhabitants.
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1888Government
Alice was established in 1888.
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1933Education
Curl Jr., Nobel Prize winner, born on August 23, 1933, in Alice; emeritus professor of chemistry at Rice University.
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1948Government
In the 1948 United States Senate election in Texas, an incident (Box 13 scandal) involving Lyndon B.
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1952Military
Frank Dobie, award-winning author who taught at UT Austin, moved to Alice at 16 until he graduated from WAHS Bill Henry, Major League Baseball pitcher from 1952 to 1969; played ...
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1980Government
== Demographics == Alice city annexed the unincorporated community of Alice Southwest prior to the 1980 United States census.
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1996History
was honored with a Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1996, and James P.
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1997Disaster
Alice has very little seismic activity, with only two small earthquakes happening in recent history—a 3.8-magnitude quake on March 24, 1997, and a 4.0-magnitude quake on April 2...
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2000History
=== 2000 census === At the 2000 census, 19,010 people, 6,400 households and 4,915 families resided in the city.
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2009History
As of 2009, Alice has an unemployment rate of 6.30% when the U.S.

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Historical Timeline

1880Infrastructure
1880, the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway attempted to build a line through Collins, which then had approximately 2,000 inhabitants.
1888Government
Alice was established in 1888.
1933Education
Curl Jr., Nobel Prize winner, born on August 23, 1933, in Alice; emeritus professor of chemistry at Rice University.
1948Government
In the 1948 United States Senate election in Texas, an incident (Box 13 scandal) involving Lyndon B.
1952Military
Frank Dobie, award-winning author who taught at UT Austin, moved to Alice at 16 until he graduated from WAHS Bill Henry, Major League Baseball pitcher from 1952 to 1969; played ...
1980Government
== Demographics == Alice city annexed the unincorporated community of Alice Southwest prior to the 1980 United States census.
1996History
was honored with a Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1996, and James P.
1997Disaster
Alice has very little seismic activity, with only two small earthquakes happening in recent history—a 3.8-magnitude quake on March 24, 1997, and a 4.0-magnitude quake on April 2...
2000History
=== 2000 census === At the 2000 census, 19,010 people, 6,400 households and 4,915 families resided in the city.
2009History
As of 2009, Alice has an unemployment rate of 6.30% when the U.S.
2018Sports
Allison won a Nobel for his work in medicine in 2018.
2020History
=== Racial and ethnic composition === === 2020 census === As of the 2020 census, there were 17,891 people, 6,129 households, and 4,362 families residing in the city.

Did You Know?

1
Alice is located in the state of Texas.
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Alice has a population of 17,891 residents.
3
As of the 2020 census, Alice had a population of 17,891.

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Famous People from Alice, Texas

JA
James P. Allison
Immunologist, Nobel Laureate · Born Aug 7, 1948 · Age 77
CB
Chris Brazzell
Gridiron Football Player · Born May 22, 1976 · Age 49
LC
Lois Chiles
Actress, Model · Born Apr 15, 1947 · Age 78
BC
Bobby Cuellar
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JD
J. Frank Dobie
Writer · Born Sep 26, 1888 · Died Sep 18, 1964 (age 75)
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