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Alexandria, Virginie
City of Alexandria
2015 Alexandria's G.W. Masonic National Memorial wi Washington, D.C. an Arlington in the distance
2015 Alexandria's G.W. Masonic National Memorial wi Washington, D.C. an Arlington in the distance
Alexandria, Virginie is located in Virginie
Alexandria, Virginie
Alexandria, Virginie
Coordinates: 38°48′17″N 77°02′50″W / 38.80472°N 77.04722°W / 38.80472; -77.04722Coordinates: 38°48′17″N 77°02′50″W / 38.80472°N 77.04722°W / 38.80472; -77.04722
Kintra Unitit States o Americae
State Virginie
CoontyNane (Independent ceety)
Foondit1749
Incorporatit (toun)1779
Incorporatit (ceety)1852
Incorporatit (Independent ceety)1870
Govrenment
 • MayorAllison Silberberg (D)
 • Virginie SenateAdam Ebbin (D)
Richard L. Saslaw (D)
George Barker (D)
 • DelegateRob Krupicka (D)
Charniele Herring (D)
 • U.S. CongressDon Beyer (D)
Area
 • Total40.1 km2 (15.5 sq mi)
 • Laund38.9 km2 (15.0 sq mi)
 • Water1.1 km2 (0.4 sq mi)
Elevation
12 m (39 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total139,966
 • Estimate 
(2016)
155,810
 • Density3868.9/km2 (10,020/sq mi)
 • Demonym
Alexandrian
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
22301 tae 22315, 22320 tae 22336
Area code(s)571, 703
FIPS code51-01000[1]
GNIS featur ID1492456[2]
Websitewww.alexandriava.gov

Alexandria, cried The City of Alexandria an aw, is an independent ceety in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As o the 2010 census, the population wis 139,966,[3] an in 2014, the population wis estimatit tae be 155,810.[4] Locatit alang the wastren bank o the Potomac River, Alexandria is approximately 7 mile (11 km) sooth o downtown Washington, D.C.

References

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  1. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 31 Januar 2008.
  2. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 25 October 2007. Retrieved 31 Januar 2008.
  3. "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived frae the original on 6 Januar 2014. Retrieved 5 Januar 2014.
  4. "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2016". Retrieved 9 Apryle 2016.

Further readin

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  •  This airticle incorporates text frae a publication nou in the public domainChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Alexandria" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 572–573. Cite has empty unkent parameters: |HIDE_PARAMETER15=, |HIDE_PARAMETER13=, |HIDE_PARAMETER14c=, |HIDE_PARAMETER14=, |HIDE_PARAMETER9=, |HIDE_PARAMETER3=, |HIDE_PARAMETER1=, |HIDE_PARAMETER4=, |HIDE_PARAMETER2=, |HIDE_PARAMETER8=, |HIDE_PARAMETER20=, |HIDE_PARAMETER5=, |HIDE_PARAMETER7=, |HIDE_PARAMETER10=, |separator=, |HIDE_PARAMETER14b=, |HIDE_PARAMETER6=, |HIDE_PARAMETER11=, and |HIDE_PARAMETER12= (help)CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Powell, Mary G., The History of Old Alexandria Virginia, Richmond: William Byrd Press, 1928.
  • Seale, William. The Alexandria Library Company, Alexandria, VA: Alexandria Library, 2007.

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