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Alice
The United States of America is a country in North America that extends from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and shares land borders with Canada and Mexico. The United States is a federal constitutional republic, with its capital in Washington, D.C., District of Columbia.
Alice is a city in Jim Wells County, Texas, United States. The population was 19,010 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Jim Wells CountyGR6. Alice was established in 1888. First it was called Bandana, then Kleberg and finally Alice after Alice Gertrudis King the daughter of Richard King, who established the King Ranch.
About Culture of Alice has long been recognized as the birthplace of Tejano dating back to the mid 1940's when Armando Marroquin, Sr. of Alice and partner Paco Bentacourt of San Benito, Texas launched what was to be the first home based recording company to record Tejano artists exclusively. Ideal Records, which was based in Alice, the heart of South Texas and under the direction of Marroquin became the perfect vehicle for Tejano groups and artists to get their music to the public. Marroquin, who also owned and operated a jukebox company, insured that Ideal recordings would be distributed throughout South Texas. The songs recorded, which were contributed by Tejano and Mexican composers became very popular through jukeboxes placed in restaurants, cantinas or any other establishment that would have them, and the then very scarce Spanish language radio programs.
According to the United States census bureau, the city has a total area of 31.9 square kilometers. 30.8 square kilometers of it is land and 1.0 square kilometers of it is water. The largest body of water in the city limits is Lake Findley, a reservoir north of the city center.
In the city the population was spread out with 30.3 percent under the age of 18, 9.3 percent from 18 to 24, 26.2 percent from 25 to 44, 20.5 percent from 45 to 64, and 13.7 percent who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.8 males. As it is often regarded as among the most beautiful parts of Texas and one of the most visited places amongst the most die-hard travelers the world over.
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