Alfred, Texas

27°52′50″N 97°59′05″W / 27.88056°N 97.98472°W / 27.88056; -97.98472CountryUnited StatesStateTexasCountyJim WellsArea • Total1.246 sq mi (3.23 km²) • Land1.246 sq mi (3.23 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²)Elevation164 ft (50 m)Population • Total82 • Density66/sq mi (25/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code361GNIS feature ID1329355^[2]

Alfred is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) northeast of Alice in Jim Wells County, Texas, United States.^[2] Its population was 291 as of the 2010 census.^[1] It is known for the outdoor flea markets held on the first whole weekend of the month.

Alfred is on State Highway 359, twelve miles (19 km) northeast of Alice in northeastern Jim Wells County. The community was founded in 1888, when the site was in Nueces County, and was originally named Driscoll. A post office was established there in 1890. In 1904, when the St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway built through the Robert Driscoll ranch to the east, Driscoll wanted the station to be named after himself. Since there could not be two post offices with the same name, N. T. Wright, the postmaster of old Driscoll, agreed to change the name of his post office to Alfred, in honor of his father, Alfred Wright, the first postmaster of the community. The Texas and New Orleans Railroad built through the area in 1907. In 1912 a school district was formed there, and in 1914 the town had a population of fifty, a general store, and six cattle breeders. The population of Alfred peaked in 1927, when it was estimated at 300. In 1936 Alfred comprised a school, several dwellings, and surrounding farms. During the 1940s and 1950s, the community's population continued to decrease, and by 1969 it was estimated at twenty. In 1979 and 1990, Alfred was a dispersed rural community with a population of ten.

Alfred is served by the Orange Grove Independent School District.^[3]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 1.246 square miles (3.23 km²), all land.^[1]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	91		—
2020	82		−9.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[4] 1850–1900[5] 1910[6] 1920[7] 1930[8] 1940[9] 1950[10] 1960[11] 1970[12] 1980[13] 1990[14] 2000[15] 2010[16] 2020[17]

Alfred first appeared as census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census formed from part of the deleted Alfred-South La Paloma CDP and additional area.^[16]

Alfred CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2010[18]	Pop 2020[17]	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	12	26	13.19%	31.71%
Black or African American alone (NH)	0	1	0.00%	1.22%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Other Race alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)	0	2	0.00%	2.44%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	79	53	86.81%	64.63%
Total	91	82	100.00%	100.00%

• Alfred-South La Paloma