Alpine, Texas
city in and county seat of Brewster County, Texas, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alpine is a city in the state of Texas in the United States. It is the county seat of Brewster County.[4] About 6,035 people lived there in 2020.[5]
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Alpine, Texas | |
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Nickname: The Heart of Big Bend | |
Coordinates: 30°22′20″N 103°40′00″W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Brewster |
Area | |
• Total | 4.80 sq mi (12.44 km2) |
• Land | 4.80 sq mi (12.43 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 4,462 ft (1,360 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,035 |
• Density | 1,245.99/sq mi (481.09/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 79830-79832 |
Area code | 432 |
FIPS code | 48-02104[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 2409685[1] |
Website | cityofalpine |
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Alpine was first named Osborn for the part of the railroad that it was near.[4] From 1883 to 1888, Alpine was named Murphyville, for the owners of the land where the spring was that the railroad used to get water for its steam locomotives.[4]
Sul Ross State University opened in Alpine in Summer of 1920. Big Bend National Park was started near Alpine on June 12, 1944. Both of these things forced people to move to Alpine.