Alvord
Alvord is on U.S. Highway 287/81 ten miles northeast of Decatur in northeast Wise County. Settlement began there in the early 1880s. The community, originally called Nina, adopted its present name in 1882 in honor of the president of the Fort Worth and Denver Railway Company. A post office was established there in 1882. By the time the town was incorporated eight years later, it had become a prosperous retail center for area farmers. In 1925 Alvord had 1,376 residents, a high school, an elementary school, four churches, and a weekly newspaper; the Burlington-Northern Railroad stopped there. The town was also the site of a Magnolia Petroleum Company pumping station. The population of Alvord declined as the Great Depression reduced the number of nearby watermelon farms and livestock ranches. In 1940 the residents numbered 821 and the businesses thirty-five. Twenty years later the population was 720, and the businesses had declined to nineteen. In 1990 Alvord had 865 residents and sixteen businesses. In 2000 the population was 1,007 with sixty-two businesses.
Adapted from the official Handbook of Texas, a state encyclopedia developed by the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). It is an authoritative source of trusted historical records.
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Currently Exists
Yes
Place type
Alvord is classified as a Town
Associated Names
- (Nina)
Locations
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- Latitude
- 33.35714050
- Longitude
- -97.69560200
Has Post Office
Yes
Is Incorporated
Yes

Alvord by the Numbers
Population Counts
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Population Counts
Alvord
Pop. | Year | Source |
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1,605 | 2019 | Texas Demographic Center |
1,334 | 2010 | Texas Demographic Center |
1,007 | 2000 | Texas Demographic Center |
865 | 1990 | Texas Demographic Center |