Alexandria, Louisiana

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Alexandria
City
City of Alexandria
Wide view of downtown Alexandria
Nickname:  Alex (typically pronounced Ellic)
Location of Alexandria in Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
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Coordinates: 31°17′34″N 92°27′33″W / 31.29278°N 92.45917°W / 31.29278; -92.45917
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Rapides
Founded	1785 (239 years ago) (1785)
Incorporated (town)	1818 (206 years ago) (1818)
City Charter	1882 (142 years ago) (1882)
Government
• Mayor	Jacques Roy (D)
Area [1]
• City	29.18 sq mi (75.58 km2)
• Land	28.49 sq mi (73.79 km2)
• Water	0.69 sq mi (1.79 km2)
Elevation	75 ft (23 m)
Population  (2020)
• City	45,275
• Rank	RA: 1st LA: 9th
• Density	1,589.10/sq mi (613.56/km2)
• Metro	153,922
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	71301-03, 06–07, 09, 11, 15
Area code	318
Phone Number Prefixes	201, 290, 308, 318, 420, 427, 441–443, 445, 448, 449, 473, 483, 484, 487, 542, 561, 619, 767, 769, 787, 880
Website	www.cityofalexandriala.com

Alexandria is the ninth-largest city in the state of Louisiana and is the parish seat of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States.^[2] It lies on the south bank of the Red River in almost the exact geographic center of the state. It is the principal city of the Alexandria metropolitan area (population 153,922) which encompasses all of Rapides and Grant parishes. Its neighboring city is Pineville. In 2010, the population was 47,723, an increase of 3 percent from the 2000 census.^[3]