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{{Infobox settlement
| name                 = Alexandria, Indiana
| settlement_type      = [[City]]
| nickname             = "Small Town USA"
| image_skyline        = File:Brick Welcome to Alexandria sign.jpg
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| image_map            = File:Madison County Indiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Alexandria Highlighted 1800910.svg
| mapsize              = 250x200px
| map_caption          = Location in Madison County, Indiana
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| pushpin_map          = Indiana#USA#North America
| pushpin_label        = Alexandria
| subdivision_type     = Country
| subdivision_name     = United States
| subdivision_type1    = State
| subdivision_name1    = [[Indiana]]
| subdivision_type2    = [[List of counties in Indiana|County]]
| subdivision_name2    = [[Madison County, Indiana|Madison]]
| subdivision_type3    = [[List of townships in Indiana|Township]]
| subdivision_name3    = [[Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana|Monroe]]
| government_type      =
| leader_title         = Mayor
| leader_name          = Todd Naselroad ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]){{citation needed|date=December 2023}}
| area_note            =
| established_date     =
| unit_pref            = Imperial
| area_footnotes       = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022">{{cite web |title=2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Indiana |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2022_Gazetteer/2022_gaz_place_18.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=April 10, 2023}}</ref>
| area_total_km2       = 7.83
| area_land_km2        = 7.83
| area_water_km2       = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi     = 3.02
| area_land_sq_mi      = 3.02
| area_water_sq_mi     = 0.00
| population_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=1600000US1800910&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=P1. Race – Alexandria city, Indiana: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=April 10, 2023}}</ref>
| population_as_of     = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_total     = 5149
| population_est       =
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| pop_est_footnotes    =
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| population_density_sq_mi = 1702.15
| population_density_km2 = 657.25
| timezone             = [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|EST]]
| utc_offset           = -5
| timezone_DST         = [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|EDT]]
| utc_offset_DST       = -4
| elevation_footnotes  = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft         = 869
| coordinates          = {{coord|40|15|17|N|85|40|23|W|region:US-IN|display=inline}}
| postal_code_type     = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code          = 46001
| area_code            = [[Area code 765|765]]
| blank_name           = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info           = 18-00910<ref name="GR2"/>
| blank1_name          = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info          = 2393917<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2393917}}</ref>
| website              = {{URL|www.in.gov/cities/alexandria}}
| footnotes            =
}}
'''Alexandria''' is a city in [[Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana|Monroe Township]], [[Madison County, Indiana|Madison County]], [[Indiana]], United States. It is about {{convert|48|mi}} northeast of [[Indianapolis]]. According to the 2020 census, its population was 5,149,<ref name="Census 2020"/> nearly unchanged from 2010.
==History==
[[File:Indiana's First Interurban Railway historical marker.jpg|thumb|Historical marker about Indiana's First Interurban Railway line.]]
Alexandria was [[plat]]ted in 1836, when it was certain that the [[Indiana Central Canal]] would be extended to that point.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7lA0AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA119 | title=History of Madison County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests, Volume 1  | publisher=Lewis Publishing Company | author=Forkner, John La Rue | year=1914 | pages=119}}</ref> It was incorporated as a town in 1898.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UBgVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA840 | title=Historical Sketches and Reminiscences of Madison County, Indiana | publisher=Wilson, Humprheys & Co. |author1=Forkner, John La Rue  |author2=Dyson, Byron H. | year=1897 | pages=840}}</ref>
In 1898, Indiana's first [[Interurban]] railway line began operating between Alexandria and [[Anderson, Indiana|Anderson]].<ref>{{Cite sign
|title       = Indiana's First Interurban
|year        = 1966
|date        =
|type        =
|publisher   = Indiana Sesquicentennial Commission
|location    =  SE corner, Harrison & Church Streets, Alexandria
|author      =
|url         = https://www.in.gov/history/state-historical-markers/find-a-marker/indianas-first-interurban/
|access-date = August 13, 2023
|medium      = Indiana Historical Marker
}}</ref>
==Geography==
Alexandria is located in northern Madison County. [[Indiana State Road 9]] passes through the east side of the city, leading south {{convert|11|mi|0}} to [[Anderson, Indiana|Anderson]], the [[county seat]], and north {{convert|21|mi}} to [[Marion, Indiana|Marion]]. [[Indiana State Road 28|State Road 28]] crosses the northern tip of Alexandria, leading west {{convert|9|mi|0}} to [[Elwood, Indiana|Elwood]] and east {{convert|23|mi}} to [[Albany, Indiana|Albany]].
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Alexandria has a total area of {{convert|3.0|sqmi}}, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/> [[Pipe Creek (White River tributary)|Pipe Creek]] crosses the city south of its center, flowing southwest to join the [[White River (Indiana)|White River]] at [[Perkinsville, Indiana|Perkinsville]].
==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 287
|1880= 488
|1890= 715
|1900= 7221
|1910= 5096
|1920= 4172
|1930= 4408
|1940= 4801
|1950= 5147
|1960= 5582
|1970= 5600
|1980= 6028
|1990= 5709
|2000= 6260
|2010= 5145
|2020= 5149
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015|df=mdy }}</ref>
}}
Alexandria is part of the [[Indianapolis metropolitan area|Indianapolis–Carmel–Anderson metropolitan statistical area]].
===2010 census===
As of the census<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 11, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 5,145 people, 2,113 households, and 1,362 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1956.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 2,507 housing units at an average density of {{convert|953.2|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 97.4% White, 0.3% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.8% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 1.7% of the population.
Of the 2,113 households 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.2% were married couples living together, 15.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.5% were non-families. 30.1% of households were one person and 12.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.95.
The median age was 38.2 years. 25.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.8% were from 25 to 44; 25.1% were from 45 to 64; and 15.6% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.8% male and 52.2% female.
===2000 census===
As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website |df=mdy }}</ref> of 2000, there were 6,260 people, 2,481 households, and 1,654 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,308.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,704 housing units at an average density of {{convert|997.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 98.10% White, 0.46% Black or African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.43% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. 0.99% of the population were [[Hispanics in the United States|Hispanic]] or Latino of any race.
Of the 2,481 households 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 28.9% of households were one person and 13.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.04.
The age distribution was 27.8% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% 65 or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males.
The median household income was $35,359 and the median family income  was $42,731. Males had a median income of $30,529 versus $23,384 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,578. About 4.2% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.1% of those under age 18 and 15.0% of those age 65 or over.
==Government==
The city council consists of seven members. Five members are elected from individual districts, and two are elected at large. The city is governed by a "strong" mayor system that appoints two council members and/or city residents to serve at the mayor's pleasure on the board of public works and safety. The chief financial officer is the clerk-treasurer. The clerk-treasurer and mayor are full-time elected officials.
==Transportation==
===Airport===
[[Alexandria Airport (Indiana)|Alexandria Airport]] is a public use airport located {{convert|3|mi|0}} southeast of the central business district of Alexandria.<ref>{{FAA-airport|ID=I99|use=PU|own=PR|site=05087.3*A}}. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective June 3, 2010.</ref>
==Education==
[[Alexandria Community School Corporation]] operates the public schools.
The town has a lending library, the Alexandria-Monroe Public Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.in.gov/library/files/countyindex13.pdf | title=Indiana public library directory | publisher=Indiana State Library | access-date=10 March 2018 | archive-date=February 18, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218220414/http://in.gov/library/files/countyindex13.pdf | url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Notable people==
*[[Joey Feek]], country singer
*[[Bill Gaither (gospel singer)|Bill Gaither]], gospel singer/songwriter
*[[Danny Gaither]], gospel singer
*[[Gloria Gaither]], author/lyricist, gospel singer
*[[Robert L. Rock]], politician
==Gallery==
<gallery widths="180px" class="center">
File:Clock in Alexandria, Indiana.jpg|Clock in Alexandria, Indiana
File:Fountain in park in Alexandria.jpg|Fountain in park in Alexandria
File:The Commons Theatre in Alexandria Indiana.jpg|The Commons Theatre in Alexandria Indiana
File:Harrison Street, Alexandria, Indiana (74009).jpg|Harrison Street in Alexandria, circa 1930–1945
File:Beulah Park Swimming Pool, Alexandria, Indiana (74010).jpg|Beulah Park Swimming Pool in Alexandria, circa 1930–1945
File:Welcome to Alexandria.jpg|Welcome to Alexandria
</gallery>
==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Alexandria, Indiana}}
{{EB1911 poster |Alexandria (Indiana)}}
*{{Official website|www.in.gov/cities/alexandria}}
*[http://www.alexandriachamber.org/ Alexandria Monroe Chamber of Commerce]
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