Note: As defined by the US Census Bureau, a city's official boundaries often extend miles beyond the city itself and may even cross county lines. As such, several thousand US cities officially exist in two or more counties (and therefore appear on multiple counties' lists of cities.)
City | Rank | 2024 Pop. | 2020 Pop. | Change | Density (/mi²) | Area (mi²) | Type |
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Alice | 1 | 17,486 | 17,857 | -0.53% | 1,458 | 12.0 | City |
Ben Bolt | 2 | 2,828 | 1,542 | 7.69% | 231 | 12.2 | CDP |
Premont | 3 | 2,384 | 2,450 | -0.71% | 1,407 | 1.7 | City |
Orange Grove | 4 | 1,180 | 1,170 | 0.17% | 1,091 | 1.1 | City |
North San Pedro | 5 | 812 | 441 | -0.73% | 8,371 | 0.1 | CDP |
Spring Gardens | 6 | 754 | 536 | 1.75% | 752 | 1.0 | CDP |
La Paloma-Lost Creek | 7 | 656 | 573 | 2.66% | 78 | 8.4 | CDP |
Sandy Hollow-Escondidas | 8 | 535 | 682 | 3.28% | 68 | 7.9 | CDP |
Sandia | 9 | 325 | 837 | -1.22% | 336 | 1.0 | CDP |
Rancho Banquete | 10 | 213 | 408 | -6.58% | 74 | 2.9 | CDP |
Petronila | 11 | 86 | 86 | 0% | 47 | 1.8 | City |
Tierra Verde | 12 | 84 | 252 | -14.29% | 42 | 2.0 | CDP |
Tierra Grande | 13 | 4 | 281 | -87.5% | 1 | 4.7 | CDP |
Note: City markers shown outside the county boundary mean that a part of the city extends into this county, but is primarily located in an adjacent county.
Alice is the largest city in Jim Wells County.
Tierra Grande is the smallest city in Jim Wells County.
There are 13 cities in Jim Wells County, Texas.