Editing Alvarado, Texas (section)

==Geography==
Alvarado is located in eastern Johnson County at the intersection of [[U.S. Route 67|US Highway 67]] and [[Interstate 35W (Texas)|Interstate 35W]]. The city is {{convert|26|mi}} south of the center of [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]] and {{convert|39|mi}} southwest of [[Dallas]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Alvarado has a total area of {{convert|12.5|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|10.6|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|1.9|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 15.35%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Alvarado city, Texas |url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4802260 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213101618/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4802260 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |accessdate=December 18, 2018 |work=American Factfinder |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref> The water area comprises [[Alvarado Park Lake]], a reservoir on Turkey Creek {{convert|3|mi|0}} southwest of the city. Alvarado is drained by the North Fork of Chambers Creek, a southeast-flowing stream that is part of the [[Trinity River (Texas)|Trinity River]] watershed.

Alvarado's nearest neighboring communities are [[Venus, Texas|Venus]] to the east, [[Keene, Texas|Keene]] to the west,Burleson Texas and Mansfield Texas to the north, and Grandview, Texas and Cleburne, Texas to the south.

===Climate===
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Alvarado has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=102014&cityname=Alvarado%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Alvarado, Texas]</ref>