Editing Alvin, Texas (section)

==Geography==

Alvin is bordered to the northeast by [[Friendswood, Texas|Friendswood]] and [[League City, Texas|League City]] in [[Galveston County, Texas|Galveston County]], and part of its southeast border is along the village of [[Hillcrest, Texas|Hillcrest]]. [[Texas State Highway 35]] bypasses the center of the city to the east; it leads north {{convert|25|mi}} to downtown [[Houston]] and southwest {{convert|21|mi}} to [[Angleton, Texas|Angleton]], the Brazoria County seat. [[Texas State Highway 6]] crosses Highway 35 and passes through the center of Alvin, leading southeast {{convert|30|mi}} to [[Galveston, Texas|Galveston]] and {{convert|28|mi}} northwest to [[Sugar Land, Texas|Sugar Land]]

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Alvin has a total area of {{convert|66.4|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|62.9|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|3.5|km2|order=flip}}, or 5.26%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

{{US Census population
|1890= 261
|1900= 996
|1910= 1453
|1920= 1519
|1930= 1511
|1940= 3087
|1950= 3701
|1960= 5643
|1970= 10671
|1980= 16515
|1990= 19220
|2000= 21413
|2010= 24236
|footnote=1930–2000<ref>[http://www.texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/CityPopHist%20web.pdf Texasalmanac]. Retrieved 2012-10-04</ref> 2010<ref name="Census 2010"/>
|2020=27098}}

===Climate===
{{Weather box   <!-- Infobox begins -->
| single line = Y
| location    = Alvin, Texas (1991–2020)
<!-- Average high temperatures -->
| Jan high F  =63.3
| Feb high F  =66.7
| Mar high F  =72.5
| Apr high F  =77.6
| May high F  =84.7
| Jun high F  =89.0
| Jul high F  =90.9
| Aug high F  =91.1
| Sep high F  =88.5
| Oct high F  =81.4
| Nov high F  =72.5
| Dec high F  =64.7
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
| Jan mean F  =53.4
| Feb mean F  =57.2
| Mar mean F  =63.3
| Apr mean F  =68.7
| May mean F  =76.1
| Jun mean F  =80.7
| Jul mean F  =82.5
| Aug mean F  =82.5
| Sep mean F  =79.5
| Oct mean F  =71.0
| Nov mean F  =62.0
| Dec mean F  =55.0
<!-- Average low temperatures -->
| Jan low F  =43.5
| Feb low F  =47.7
| Mar low F  =54.0
| Apr low F  =59.8
| May low F  =67.5
| Jun low F  =72.3
| Jul low F  =74.0
| Aug low F  =74.0
| Sep low F  =70.4
| Oct low F  =60.6
| Nov low F  =51.5
| Dec low F  =45.2
<!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. -->
| precipitation colour    =  green
| Jan precipitation inch  =4.87
| Feb precipitation inch  =2.98
| Mar precipitation inch  =3.08
| Apr precipitation inch  =4.23
| May precipitation inch  =4.64
| Jun precipitation inch  =5.98
| Jul precipitation inch  =4.20
| Aug precipitation inch  =5.60
| Sep precipitation inch  =5.37
| Oct precipitation inch  =5.34
| Nov precipitation inch  =4.31
| Dec precipitation inch  =4.47
<!-- Snowfall -->
| Jan snow inch  =0.0
| Feb snow inch  =0.0
| Mar snow inch  =0.0
| Apr snow inch  =0.0
| May snow inch  =0.0
| Jun snow inch  =0.0
| Jul snow inch  =0.0
| Aug snow inch  =0.0
| Sep snow inch  =0.0
| Oct snow inch  =0.0
| Nov snow inch  =0.0
| Dec snow inch  =0.0
<!-- Mandatory fields, source -->
| source = NOAA<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/us-climate-normals/#dataset=normals-monthly&timeframe=30&station=USC00410204 |title=NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access |publisher=NOAA |access-date=2025-04-05 }}</ref>
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