Alvord, Texas

Back to Alvord, TX housing info, Wise County, Texas, TX smaller cities, TX small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Alvord, TX Wise County Population in July 2008: 1,448. Population change since 2000: +43.8% Males: 695   (48.1%) Females: 753   (51.9%) Median resident age:   33.9 years Texas median age:   32.3 years Zip codes: 76225. Estimated median household income in 2007: $52,445 (it was $37,596 in 2000) Alvord:   $52,445 Texas:   $47,548 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $24,367 Alvord:   $24,367 Texas:   $23,938 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $96,600 (it was $52,600 in 2000) Alvord:   $96,600 Texas:   $120,900 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $99,324; Detached houses: $101,454; Townhouses or other attached units: $134,207; In 2-unit structures: $79,823; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $60,942; Mobile homes: $40,980 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 76225 Alvord, TX residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Alvord: White Non-Hispanic (91.5%) Hispanic (6.3%) Other race (2.3%) Two or more races (2.1%) American Indian (1.2%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) 2008 cost of living index in Alvord: 77.3 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Alvord, Texas on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: Wanting to move to texas  (0 replies) Latest news from Alvord, TX collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: Irish (14.3%), United States (13.4%), German (12.4%), English (4.9%), Dutch (2.8%), French (2.7%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Elevation: 862 feet Land area: 1.38 square miles. Population density: 1053 people per square mile   (low).

Latitude: 33.36 N, Longitude: 97.70 W

Area code: 940

Average climate in Alvord, Texas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Alvord-area historical tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 224% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/25/1990, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 31.9 miles away from the Alvord town center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/7/1995, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 14.7 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Alvord-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 88% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/18/1995 at 15:51:39, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 LG, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 98.0 miles away from Alvord center
On 11/15/1990 at 11:44:41, a magnitude 3.9 (3.6 LG, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 97.1 miles away from the city center
On 10/6/2006 at 22:13:16, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 52.9 miles away from the city center
On 6/8/2004 at 00:15:09, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 65.6 miles away from Alvord center
On 12/17/1992 at 07:18:04, a magnitude 3.6 (3.5 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 96.0 miles away from the city center
On 5/31/2002 at 09:57:10, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 46.3 miles away from Alvord center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Political contributions by individuals in Alvord, TX

• Becker Airport (Runways: 1)
• Vance Field Airport (Runways: 1)

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Churches in Alvord include: Church of Christ (A), First Baptist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.6 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	72.4%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	3.3%
Whole state:	4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

This town:	6.8%
Whole state:	15.4%

This town:	2.0%
Whole state:	6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Alvord, TX

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9.62% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,850 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.62%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

from Tarrant County, TX	2.77% ($45,339 average AGI)
from Denton County, TX	1.04% ($45,699)
from Parker County, TX	0.64% ($32,681)

9.00% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,871 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.00%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

to Tarrant County, TX	2.84% ($38,164 average AGI)
to Denton County, TX	1.05% ($36,514)
to Parker County, TX	0.70% ($30,598)

• Clarence M Beverage, 4.25 Miles Ne Of Alvord, Texas, Type: Tower, Structure height: 152.1 m, Overall height: 152.4 m
  Registrant: Creative Educational Media Corporation Inc, Tulsa, OK 74101, Phone: (918) 455-5693
• Lisa M Minney, 386 E Bypass 287, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 93.3 m
• MCHENRY T TICHENOR, Cr 2560, Type: Tower, Structure height: 382.2 m, Overall height: 382.2 m
  Registrant: Cohn And Marks LLP, 1920 N St., N.W, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 452-4840, Email:
• Christopher Wood, Cr 2560, Type: Tower, Structure height: 598.6 m, Overall height: 598.6 m
  Registrant: 10801-2 N. Mopac Expressway, #250, Austin, TX 78759, Phone: (512) 569-3445, Email:
• Dane Ershen, 506 N. Wickham Street, Type: Tank, Structure height: 41.1 m, Overall height: 41.1 m
  Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:
• WAYNE WATTS, Rt. 1 East Of Alvord, Type: Tower, Structure height: 92.7 m, Overall height: 93 m
  Registrant: Cingular Wireless LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:

• ALVORD, Rt 1 E Of, Overall height: 94.5 m, Call Sign: WPNE268
  Assigned Frequencies : 6548.75 MHz
  Grant Date: 03/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: David C Jatlow
  Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 1120 20th Street, Nw, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 457-2055, Fax: (202) 457-3074, Email:
• ALVORD, 200 Block W. Wickham St, Overall height: 21.3 m, Call Sign: KRR53, Licensee ID: L00121008
  Assigned Frequencies : 6123.10 MHz, 5974.85 MHz
  Grant Date: 03/22/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancelation Date: 04/24/2006
  Registrant: Central Telephone Company Of Texas

• Fire: 61
• Hazardous Condition: 10
• Service Call: 2
• Good Intent Call: 14