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We would like to provide the residents of  Alexandria  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Alexandria Home page. The Alexandria Home page provides as much information as possible on Alexandria. Knowing Alexandria’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Alexandria’s Home page, you will also find Alexandria’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Alexandria has a population of 13705. 49.9% of Alexandria’s inhabitants are Male, and 50.1 are female. 47.3% of Alexandria is married and 51.8% own their own home. The Average Home price is $176,821, and the average rent is $707. Household median income in Alexandria is $54,572, and the individual median income is $30,917. Alexandria’s Ethnic is the following: White(94.2%), Hispanic(3.5%), Multiple(3.3%), Pacific(0.8%), Other(0.6%), Asian(0.4%), Black(0.4%), Native(0.3%).


Alexandria is a city in and the county seat of Douglas County, Minnesota, United States. First settled in 1858, it was named after brothers Alexander and William Kinkead from Maryland. The form of the name alludes to Alexandria, Egypt, a center of learning and civilization.The village of Alexandria was incorporated February 20, 1877.


Its city charter was adopted in 1908, and it was incorporated as a city in 1909. W. E. Hicks was pivotal to the town's early development. He purchased the townsite in 1868 and established a mill, hotel, newspaper, and store. He donated property for a courthouse, jail, and two churches: Methodist and Congregational. The population was 14,335 as of the 2020 census.


Alexandria is near I-94, along Minnesota State Highways 27 and 29. It is ten miles south of Lake Carlos State Park. In 2013, Alexandria was named a "Top 10 Best Small Town" by the Livability website. The city is often abbreviated as "Alex" (sometimes pronounced "Alec").


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