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and another 104.3 percent swell to 3,084 between
1930 and 1940. It reached five figures (10,671) for
the first time in 1970 and more than doubled over the
subsequent 30 years to reach 21,413 by 2000.
Another 13.2 percent rise, to 24,236 residents, fol-
lowed before the most recent census in 2010.
The majority of the city’s working population heads
to jobs either 25 miles north in Houston or 30 miles
southeast along the Gulf Coast, but these days, ac-
cording to Public Services Director Brian Smith, the
city’s leadership is adopting an “if you build it, they will
come” approach.
“Basically, right now, we’re going through a growth
spurt,” he said.
“We have a lot of development sitting there on the
books. We’re just waiting for them to take off. We’re
doing a lot of infrastructure and we’re trying to promote
our city to bring more development in. We’re going in,
doing new roads, having old sewer lines replaced and
building new bridges. If we create an environment for
AT A GLANCE
WHO:
City of Alvin
WHAT:
Municipality of 24,236 residents that’s
located in northeast Brazoria County, on land that
was originally granted to the Houston Tap and Bra-
zoria Railroad
WHERE:
Southeast Texas, bordered by Friend-
swood and League City to the northeast and by
the village of Hillcrest to the southeast; 25 miles
south of downtown Houston, 28 miles southeast
of Sugar Land and 30 miles northwest of Galves-
ton
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