- Alvin, Texas
Infobox Settlement
official_name = City of Alvin, Texas
postal_code_type =ZIP code s
postal_code = 77511-77512
area_code = 281
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 48-02272GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 1329478GR|3
footnotes =
website = [http://www.alvin-tx.gov/ http://www.alvin-tx.gov/]
settlement_type =City
imagesize =
image_caption =
mapsize = 250x200px
map_caption = Location in the state ofTexas 
mapsize1 = 250px
map_caption1 =
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name =United States
subdivision_name1 =Texas
subdivision_name2 = Brazoria
government_type =
leader_title =Mayor
leader_name = Gary Appelt
area_magnitude = 1 E8
area_total_sq_mi = 17.3
area_total_km2 = 44.9
area_land_sq_mi = 16.4
area_land_km2 = 42.6
area_water_sq_mi = 0.9
area_water_km2 = 2.4
population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes = [cite web | url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=alvin&_cityTown=alvin&_state=04000US48&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&show_2003_tab=&redirect=Y| title=US Census Bureau Population Finder: Alvin city, TX | publisher=factfinder.census.gov | accessdate=2007-07-01]
population_total = 21,413
population_density_sq_mi = 1237.8
population_density_km2 = 476.9
timezone = CST
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
latd = 29 |latm = 23 |lats = 37 |latNS = N
longd = 95 |longm = 16 |longs = 18 |longEW = W
elevation_m = 13
elevation_ft = 43
established_title = Incorporated
established_date = 1893Alvin is a city in Brazoria County,
Texas ,United States , within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. The city sits in Texas's 14th Congressional District, currently represented by CongressmanRon Paul . As of the 2000U.S. Census , the city population was 21,413. Alvin's claim to fame isBaseball Hall of Fame rNolan Ryan , who moved with his family to the city in 1947 as an infant and lived there until he moved to Round Rock in 2003. The Nolan Ryan Museum is in the Nolan Ryan Foundation and Exhibit Center on the campus ofAlvin Community College . The museum covers the entire life and sports career of Nolan Ryan, and includes a machine that lets the visitor feel what it is like to catch one of Nolan Ryan's pitches.Jerry Koosman , one of Ryan's teammates on theNew York Mets , once quipped that Alvin was so small, "it didn't have a last name."Fact|date=July 2007History
The Alvin area was settled in the mid 1800s when bull ranches were established in the area. The
Santa Fe Railroad eventually expanded into the area and a settlement was established along the railroad. Alvin was originally named Morgan by the town's residents in honor of the settlement's original resident, Santa Fe employee Alvin Morgan. But upon discovery the name Morgan had been taken, the town named itself after Morgan's first name. The town was officially incorporated in 1893, making it the oldest incorporated settlement in Brazoria County. "The History of Alvin". City of Alvin Website. [http://www.alvin-tx.gov/default.aspx?name=historyofalvin http://www.alvin-tx.gov/default.aspx?name=historyofalvin] ]On July 25, 1979
Tropical Storm Claudette stalled over Alvin and inundated the region with 45 inches in 42 hours. That total included 43 inches in 24 hours, the maximum 24-hour rainfall in US history."Flooding in 1979 put Alvin in record books". Houston Chronicle. June 16, 2001. [http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/storm2001/944480.html http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/storm2001/944480.html] . Last accessed September 23, 2006.]Geography
Alvin is located at coor dms|29|23|37|N|95|16|18|W|city (29.393698, -95.271588)GR|1.
According to the
United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 17.3square mile s (44.9km² ), of which, 16.4 square miles (42.6 km²) of it is land and 0.9 square miles (2.4 km²) of it (5.25%) is water.Demographics
As of the
census GR|2 of 2000, there were 21,413 people, 7,826 households, and 5,603 families residing in the city. Thepopulation density was 1,302.9 people per square mile (503.2/km²). There were 8,442 housing units at an average density of 513.7/sq mi (198.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 82.28% White, 2.11% African American, 0.49% Native American, 0.79% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 10.88% from other races, and 3.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 28.09% of the population.There were 7,826 households out of which 39.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.4% were non-families. 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.22.
In the city the population was spread out with 29.7% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $38,576, and the median income for a family was $43,987. Males had a median income of $36,216 versus $22,580 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $17,016. About 10.8% of families and 13.3% of the population were below thepoverty line , including 15.4% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.Notable residents
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