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Alexandria is served by the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St Louis, and the Lake Erie & Western railways. In the city are a Carnegie library and Beulah Park of 24 acres (97,000 m²) & home of the Madison County "Four H Fair". The city is located in rich farm country, which produces Indian corn, oats and wheat; and is in the Indiana natural gas region, to which fact it owes its growth as a manufacturing centre. It was one of the principal seats of the glass industry in Indiana-- plate glass, lamp chimneys, mirrors, &c., were once manufactured here. The municipality owns and operates the water-works as well as the city schools. Alexandria was founded in 1836 and was chartered as a city in 1893.

Alexandria is also known as "Small Town USA" and holds an annual festival to honor this heritage. Famous residents include Bill and Gloria Gaither, winners of four Grammys.

Alexandria is home to what is lauded by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's largest ball of paint.

1 Geography

Alexandria is located at 40°15'47" North, 85°40'35" West (40.263191, -85.676267) ¹The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. These sources are cited within the thousands of articles which link to this page..

According to the United States Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. Its mission is defined in the Constitution of the United States, which directs that the population be enumerated at least once every te, the city has a total area of 7.0 km²Square kilometre (symbol km is an SI unit of surface area. It is one of the SI derived units. 1 km² is equal to: the area of a square measuring 1 kilometre on each side 1 000 000 m² 100 hectares 0. 386 102 square miles (statute) 247. 105 381 acres Convers (2.7 mi²This article is about the unit of measure. In England, the Square Mile is a traditional name for the City of London. A square mile (symbol sq. or mi is an imperial unit which is the area of a square whose side is one mile (or 5,280 feet). A square mile is). 7.0 km² (2.7 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.

2 Demographics

As of the censusA census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). It can be contrasted with sampling in which information is only obtained from a subset of a population. As such it is a method used f ²The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. These sources are cited within the thousands of articles which link to this page. of 2000, there are 6,260 people, 2,481 households, and 1,654 families residing in the city. The population densityIf you were linked from a country article: the density there is based on land area, see below Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. However it is most frequently applied to living organisms. Population density is usually ex is 891.9/km² (2,308.6/mi²). There are 2,704 housing units at an average density of 385.2/km² (997.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 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 are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 2,481 households out of which 33.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% are married couples living together, 12.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% are non-families. 28.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 13.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.48 and the average family size is 3.04.

In the city the population is spread out with 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% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 35 years. For every 100 females there are 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 87.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $35,359, and the median income for a family is $42,731. Males have a median income of $30,529 versus $23,384 for females. The per capita income for the city is $15,578. 7.0% of the population and 4.2% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 4.1% of those under the age of 18 and 15.0% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

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