Alexandria, Kentucky
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Alexandria census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41001. The Survey maps it on the Alexandria quadrangle. 10,341 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 883 feet above sea level.
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On record in Alexandria
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 12 records
Blenk Houselisted 1983
Nicholas Kremer Houselisted 1983
St John's Lutheran Cemeterylisted 1983
St. Joseph's Catholic Church and Cemeterylisted 1983- Peter Barth Farmlisted 1983
- John Faha Houselisted 1983
- Frederich Kremer Houselisted 1983
- Ort-Heeb Farmlisted 1983
- Reitman Houselisted 1983
- Andrew Ritter Farmlisted 1983
- Sauser Farmlisted 1983
- Uebel Houselisted 1983
Population over time
2 figuresAlexandria grew from 8,477 to 10,341 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8,477 | |
| 2020 | 10,341 | +1,864 (+22%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1929 USGS Alexandria quadrangle1:48000
- 1936 USGS Alexandria quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Alexandria quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Alexandria quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Alexandria quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Falmouth quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Photographs
1 photograph,Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Alexandria: 1 past producer, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brush Creek Clay | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Silver Grove Yard | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
51 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Alexandria in 51 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 22 thunderstorm wind, 18 hail, 8 flash flood, 3 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alexandria | $20,000 | Heavy tree damage occurred in a cemetery. Most of these trees were snapped off and uprooted. There was minor structural damage to roofs and shingles on a few residences. Damaging thunderstorms winds were determined to be the cause. |
| December 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alexandria | $10,000 | Numerous large trees were down in Alexandria and surrounding areas due to thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alexandria | $10,000 | A tree fell on a house near Alexandria due to thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alexandria | $10,000 | Numerous trees were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Alexandria | $10,000 | A road near State Route 10 was washed out. High water closed several other roads throughout the county. |
| March 2008 | Flood | Alexandria | $10,000 | Several roads were flooded and closed, including Dodsworth Lane at State Routes 8 and 1998, Twelvemile Road in Oneonta, and State Route 9 at Interstate 275 in Highland Heights. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alexandria | $10,000 | Trees downed. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alexandria | $8,000 | Trees were knocked down across the county. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alexandria | $5,000 | Several trees were downed in the Alexandria area. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alexandria | $5,000 | Numerous trees with 6 inch diameter trunks were knocked down. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alexandria | $5,000 | Numerous trees were downed in the Alexandria area. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alexandria | $5,000 | A large tree was downed and a porch was uplifted and blown downwind several hundred feet. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Alexandria | $5,000 | Part of Lower Tug Fork Road was washed away by flood waters. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alexandria | $5,000 | Trees were knocked down. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alexandria | $5,000 | Numerous trees downed. |
| November 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alexandria | $5,000 | Trees were blown down, one of which blew through a store window. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alexandria | $3,000 | Trees and power lines downed. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alexandria | $2,000 | Multiple power lines were snapped at the intersection of U.S. 27 and Poplar Ridge Road. |
| April 2007 | Hail | Alexandria | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alexandria | $1,000 | A large, hardwood tree was split. |
| January 2012 | Flood | Alexandria | $1,000 | Several rural roads in the county were reported closed due to high water caused by recent heavy rain. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alexandria | $1,000 | Large branches were reported broken due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alexandria | $1,000 | Trees were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| November 2007 | Hail | Alexandria | $1,000 | no account filed |
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | Alexandria | - | A road was closed due to high water flowing across it. |
| September 2018 | Flood | Alexandria | - | A couple of roads were closed due to high water. |
| February 2018 | Flash Flood | Alexandria | - | Multiple roads were closed throughout the county due to high water. |
| October 2016 | Flash Flood | Alexandria | - | A few roads across Kenton County were closed due to high water. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alexandria | - | Large limbs were blown down in the eastern part of the county. |
| March 2006 | Flash Flood | Alexandria | - | Numerous roads were flooded. A few homes sustained basement flooding in town. |
| July 2006 | Flash Flood | Alexandria | - | Water was knee deep along Alexandria Pike. |
| May 2002 | Flash Flood | Alexandria | - | Three roads were closed by high water in town. |
| June 2000 | Hail | Alexandria | - | Nickel hail was reported. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Alexandria | - | no account filed |
| April 2020 | Hail | Alexandria | - | no account filed |
| April 2018 | Hail | Alexandria | - | no account filed |
| August 2015 | Hail | Alexandria | - | no account filed |
| August 2015 | Hail | Alexandria | - | no account filed |
| August 2015 | Hail | Alexandria | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alexandria | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Alexandria | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Alexandria | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Alexandria | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Alexandria | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Alexandria | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Alexandria | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alexandria | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Hail | Alexandria | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Alexandria | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Alexandria | - | no account filed |
| March 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alexandria | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorne | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Poplar Thicket (historical) | 2.7 miles | 13 | |
| Fourmile (historical) | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| Oakland (historical) | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| Claryville | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| Maple Valley (historical) | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| Tug Fork (historical) | 3.1 miles | 19 | |
| Camp Springs | 3.2 miles | 21 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Alexandria | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q994809 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 485831. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







