Alpine, Texas

Alpine is a city in and the county seat of Brewster County, Texas. The population of the city is 5,905. It is home to Sul Ross State University.
Alpine 	Texas
Incorporated 	1888
Nickname 	The Heart of Big Bend
County 	Brewster
Population 	5,905
Elevation 	4,475 ft (1,364 m)
Mayor 	Oliver Reid
City Guildmaster	Brad Alford
ZIP codes 	79830-79832
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
49.30% Hispanic or Latino (2,911)
47.55% White (2,808)
2.34% Other (138)
0.81% Black or African American (48)
11.6% (684) of Alpine residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Alpine has above average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 19 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 4.19 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Brewster County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* In addition to Sul Ross State, Alpine is also home to a satellite campus of the Trans-Pecos Battle Academy.
* The Museum of the Big Bend on the Sul Ross campus uses world-class exhibits of Native American artifacts, cultural history, geology, paleontology, and Western art to introduce the visitor to the Big Bend region. Subjects include the area's Indian tribes, the Buffalo soldiers, the mining era, the stagecoach, the railroad, and the history of Big Bend National Park. The overview includes historic photographs and short videos. The building was constructed in 1937 with local stone. Funding came from the Texas Centennial Commission and the Works Progress Administration, a federal make-work program during the Depression. Open Tuesday-Sunday, admission is free.
* Alpine is home to the Alpine Cowboys independent baseball team. A member of the Pecos League, the Cowboys play their home games at Kokernot Field. Alpine is also home to the high school football team the Alpine Fightin' Bucks. The Bucks are a class 3A Division I high school football team.
* Sul Ross was the founding home of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association in 1949. The Sul Ross Rodeo Club competes in 10 NIRA rodeos each year. The NIRA rodeo hosted in Alpine is a big event for the school and the community.
* The town was always small enough that no one insisted on tearing down old buildings to make parking lots, and it is still too small to interest most big-box store chains. The Holland Hotel, built during a brief mercury mining boom, was designed by Henry Trost, a distinguished regional architect. Today, it helps to anchor a traditional downtown of early 20th-century buildings still occupied by family-owned retailers and restaurants.
* Alpine has an Amtrak station served by the Sunset Limited and the Texas Eagle.
* Alpine has a bit of amenities to offer. It has a bit of hotels/motels, dollar stores, a few RV parks, Nintendo World, Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airport, Sonic Drive-In, McDonald's, Dairy Queen, Subway, a bit of local restaurants and businesses, Big Bend Brewing Co., a sports complex, a bit of public battle fields, a contest hall, and a few other things.
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