Alexandria, Kentucky
Demographics
Table:
Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±

1870	381	—
1880	378	−0.8%
1900	359	—
1910	353	−1.7%
1920	316	−10.5%
1930	424	34.2%
1940	430	1.4%
1950	536	24.7%
1960	1,318	145.9%
1970	3,844	191.7%
1980	4,735	23.2%
1990	5,592	18.1%
2000	8,286	48.2%
2010	8,477	2.3%
2016 (est.)	9,340	[1]	10.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[12]

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