Alexandria, Minnesota
| Alexandria | |
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 Big Ole, the Viking in Alexandria |
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| Location in Minnesota | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1858 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Minnesota |
| County : | Douglas County |
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 53 ' N , 95 ° 23' W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 11,070 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 267.8 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 43.25 km 2 (approx. 17 mi 2 ) of which 41.34 km 2 (approx. 16 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 429 m |
| Postal code : | 56308 |
| Area code : | +1 320 |
| FIPS : | 27-00928 |
| GNIS ID : | 639272 |
| Website : | www.ci.alexandria.mn.us |
| Mayor : | Sara Carlson |
.JPG) US Post Office in Alexandria |
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Alexandria is a city (with the status " City ") and the administrative seat of Douglas County in the Midwest of the US -amerikanischen state of Minnesota . In 2010 , Alexandria had 11,070 residents.
geography
Alexandria lies in the midst of a lake landscape at 45 ° 53'07 "north latitude and 95 ° 22'38" west longitude. The city extends over 43.25 km², which is spread over 41.34 km² of land and 1.91 km² of water.
Neighboring towns to Alexandria are Garfield (11.9 km northwest), Carlos (15.1 km northeast), Nelson (9.8 km east) and Forada (13 km south).
The closest major cities are Fargo in North Dakota (176 km northwest), Duluth on Lake Superior (335 km east northeast), Minneapolis (212 km southeast), Minnesota's capital Saint Paul (230 km southeast) and Sioux Falls in South Dakota (366 km southern).
traffic
Along the southern outskirts of Alexandria, Interstate 94 and US Highway 52 , which run on the same route here and lead from the Twin Cities in a westward direction, lead in a west-east direction. Minnesota State Routes 27 and 29 meet in downtown . All other roads are subordinate, partly unpaved roads as well as inner-city connecting roads.
A Canadian Pacific Railway runs north-south through the urban area of Alexandria.
The Alexandria Municipal Airport is a small airport in the south of the urban area of Alexandria. The nearest major airport is Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (235 km southeast).
history
The first white settlers were the brothers Alexander and William Kenkead from Delaware in 1858 . In 1859 a post office was set up, headed by Alexander Kenkead as post holder. The place where even more settlers settled at that time was named after the first name of the postman Alexandria .
The city grew steadily during the civil war . In 1862 a US Army fort was built in Alexandria.
In 1877 the place was incorporated as a " Village ". In 1908 a municipal statute was adopted and in 1909 the place was given the status of "City".
In a museum in Alexandria is the runestone of Kensington , which was "found" around 30 km southwest of Alexandria, but is a fake.
Demographic data
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1880 | 1355 | - | |
| 1890 | 2118 | 56.3% | |
| 1900 | 2681 | 26.6% | |
| 1910 | 3001 | 11.9% | |
| 1920 | 3388 | 12.9% | |
| 1930 | 3876 | 14.4% | |
| 1940 | 5051 | 30.3% | |
| 1950 | 6319 | 25.1% | |
| 1960 | 6713 | 6.2% | |
| 1970 | 6973 | 3.9% | |
| 1980 | 7608 | 9.1% | |
| 1990 | 7838 | 3% | |
| 2000 | 8820 | 12.5% | |
| 2010 | 11,070 | 25.5% | |
| 1880-2000 2010 | |||
According to the 2010 census , Alexandria had 11,070 people in 5,298 households. The population density was 267.8 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.02 people lived in each of the 5298 households.
The racial the population was composed of 96.3 percent white, 0.8 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.7 percent Asian and 0.3 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.5 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
19.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 22.0 percent were 65 years or older. 51.7 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 35,050 USD . The per capita income was $ 22,726. 20.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Melissa Erickson (* 1990), track cyclist - born in Alexandria
- Duane Hanson (1925–1996) - sculptor - born in Alexandria
- Edward Hanson (1889–1959) - naval officer, 1938–1940 military governor of American Samoa - born in Alexandria
- John Hawkes (* 1959) - actor and musician - born and raised in Alexandria
- Peter Krause (* 1965) - actor - born in Alexandria
- Tom Lehman (born 1959) - professional golfer the PGA TOUR - grew up in Alexandria
- Knute Nelson (1843–1923) - Twelfth Governor of Minnesota (1893–1895) and US Senator (1895–1923) - lived in Alexandria for several years
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved March 19, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on March 19, 2013
- ^ History of Alexandria ( Memento of May 30, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ US Decennial Census. Retrieved March 19, 2013
