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Alexander City
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city in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Alabama
- County
- Tallapoosa
- Named after
- Edward Porter Alexander
- Mayor
- Mike Densmore
- Executive administrative assistant
- Dana Fuller
- Total
- 43.99 sq mi (113.94 km )
- Land
- 43.70 sq mi (113.19 km )
- Water
- 0.29 sq mi (0.75 km )
- Elevation
- 682 ft (208 m)
- Density
- 339.7/sq mi (131.14/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Zip code
- 35010-35011
- Fips code
- 01-01132
- Website
- Official website
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city in the United States
- Official name
- Alexander City
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Tallapoosa County
- Population
- 14843
- Area
- 106.509514
- Elevation
- 215
- Time zone
- UTC−06:00
- Official website
- www.alexandercityonline.com
- Image
- Alexander City Alabama.JPG
- Households
- 5808
- Dialing code
- 256
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- Commons category
- Alexander City, Alabama
- inception
- 1872-00-00
- postal code
- 35011
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Alexander City, Alabama
- water as percent of area
- 0.6926
- P8168
- Svetlana Sleptsova
- water area
- 0.737649
- per capita income
- 23618
- mean age
- 39.7
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Encyclopedic overview
Alexander City, known to locals as "Alex City", is the largest city in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, United States, with a population of 14,843 as of the 2020 census. It has been the largest community in Tallapoosa County since 1910. It is known for Lake Martin with its 750 miles (1,210 km) of wooded shoreline and 44,000 acres (18,000 ha) of water. Lake Martin stands on the Tallapoosa River and offers boating, swimming, fishing, golfing, and camping. Many neighborhoods and luxury homes are located on the lake.
The city's economy was traditionally based on the textile industry, but in recent times its economic base has become more diversified as textile jobs have gone to India.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alexander City” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.