Alice, city in southern Texas, seat of Jim Wells County in an area of large ranches, cotton farms, and major petroleum fields. It is a highway and rail junction and a center of oil and natural-gas production. The enormous King Ranch (334,282 hectares/826,000 acres) is nearby; the city is named for Alice Kleberg, the wife of one of the ranch's owners. Alice was incorporated in 1910. Population 20,961 (1980); 19,788 (1990); 19,010 (2000).Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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