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Alexandria
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city in, and the county seat of, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Minnesota
- County
- Douglas
- Incorporated
- February 20, 1877
- Mayor
- Bobbie Osterberg
- City
- 17.904 sq mi (46.371 km )
- Land
- 17.189 sq mi (44.520 km )
- Water
- 0.715 sq mi (1.852 km ) 4.43%
- Elevation
- 1,414 ft (431 m)
- Estimate 2023
- 14,943
- Density
- 869/sq mi (335.6/km )
- Urban
- 18,957
- Metro
- 39,953 (US: 317th )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 27-00928
- Sales tax
- 7.375%
- Website
- alexandriamn.city
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city in the United States
- Official name
- Alexandria
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Douglas County
- Population
- 14335
- Area
- 43.255933
- Elevation
- 428
- Time zone
- UTC−06:00
- Capital of
- Douglas County
- Official website
- www.ci.alexandria.mn.us
- Image
- Alexandria Post Office.jpg
- Households
- 6912
- Dialing code
- 320
Show 9 more facts
- native label
- Alexandria
- Commons category
- Alexandria, Minnesota
- postal code
- 56308
- inception
- 1858-00-00
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Alexandria, Minnesota
- different from
- Alexandria
- P8168
- Taryn Manning
- water as percent of area
- 4.4262
- per capita income
- 33541
Sources (7)
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Encyclopedic overview
Alexandria is a city in and the county seat of Douglas County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 14,335 as of the 2020 census. I-94 passes through Alexandria, along with Minnesota State Highways 27 and 29. It is ten miles (16 km) south of Lake Carlos State Park.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alexandria” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.