Alpine, Texas Community Guide 2019/2020

Alpine, TEXAS 06 AlpineTexasGuide.com Quick FACTS Approximate Driving Distance to Alpine in Miles Balmorhea State Park ............60 Big Bend National Park Boundary .... ................................................80 Big Bend National Park Headquarters .............................108 Del Rio .....................................205 El Paso ...........................................242 Fort Davis.........................................26 Fort Stockton (I-10) ...........................67 Lajitas..................................................95 Marathon............................................31 Marfa ....................................................27 Midland/Odessa (Int’l Airport).....................165 Pecos (I-20) .......................................................120 Presidio (Port of Entry).................................................88 Regional Sanderson...........................................................................86 Map Study Butte/Terlingua .................................................................78 Van Horn (I-10) ..................................................................................100 See Alpine map, pages 16-17. TRANSPORTATION Alpine is situated on conjoined U.S. Hwys. 67 and 90. Hwy. 67 is a major north/south route running from the border with Mexico at Presidio to San Angelo, after crossing IH-10. For more Transportation information see page 25. DEMOGRAPHICS Population: Alpine 2018, 6,075 Population Change since 2000: 4.96% Median Age: 33 - Male 49.4% / Female 50.6% High School Graduates, Age 25+ - 76% Bachelor’s Degree or Higher, Age 25+ -14% CLIMATE Avg. January High Temperature: 60 Avg. January Low Temperature: 30 Avg. July High Temperature: 89 Avg. July Low Temperature: 64 Avg. annual precipitation: Rainfall: 17.05 inches, Snowfall: 1 inch Source: http://www.usclimatedata.com/climate/alpine/texas/united-states/ustx0023 SUL ROSS UNIVERSITY Fall 2015 Enrollment (Alpine Campus): 2137 Avg. Undergraduate Class Size: 18 Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 16:1 Undergraduate Degree Programs: 28 - Alpine, 13 - RGC Graduate Degree Programs: 21- Alpine, 5 RGC REAL ESTATE For full real estate information see page 27 and visit BigBendRealEstateGuide.com. ECONOMIC Median Income: Alpine - $29,899, Texas - $48,457 Sales Tax: 8.25% AREA Land Area in Square Miles Alpine: 4.08 • Brewster County: 6,183.73 EMPLOYMENT Average Commute to Work (Minutes): 11.9 Unemployment Rate: 4.70% SAFETY Law Enforcement Oﬃces in Alpine: Alpine Police Department Brewster County Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce Sul Ross State University Police Department Department of Public Safety/Highway Patrol U.S. Customs and Border Protection MORE FACTS... Elevation: 4,484 ft. Area Code: 432, Central Time Zone Latitude: 30.36N, Longitude: 103.67W Zip Codes: 79830, 79831 FREE / 2019 Edition ART / DESIGN / THEATER / MUSIC / BOOKS / FOOD www.GalleriesArtists.com Cattle at Dusk, Mary Baxter, See Page 23.

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