Alexandria, Minnesota

Alexandria, Minnesota
Alexandria, Minnesota
City
	Alexandria Post Office (historic)
	Logo
	Nicknames: Alex, Alec, the Birthplace of America
	Motto: "The Runestone City"
	Location of the city of Alexandria; within Douglas County, Minnesota
	Coordinates: 45°52′39″N 95°22′36″W / 45.87750°N 95.37667°W
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Douglas
Settled	1858
Founded	1859
Incorporated	February 20, 1877
Government
• Mayor	Bobbie Osterberg
Area
• City	17.904 sq mi (46.371 km2)
• Land	17.189 sq mi (44.520 km2)
• Water	0.715 sq mi (1.852 km2) 4.43%
Elevation	1,414 ft (431 m)
Population (2020)
• City	14,335
• Estimate (2023)	14,943
• Density	869.0/sq mi (335.6/km2)
• Urban	18,957
• Metro	39,953 (US: 317th)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Code	56308
Area code	320
FIPS code	27-00928
GNIS feature ID	2393918
Sales tax	7.375%
Website	alexandriamn.city

Alexandria is a city in and the county seat of Douglas County, Minnesota, United States.^[7] The population was 14,335 as of the 2020 census.^[4] 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.

^ "Alexandria, MN".
^ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alexandria, Minnesota
^ ^a ^b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2023 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Alexandria (MN) sales tax rate". Retrieved January 8, 2024.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.