Editing Alexandria, New York (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has an area of {{convert|219.0|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|188.2|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|30.8|km2|order=flip}}, or 14.07%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Alexandria town, Jefferson County, New York |url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US3604501176 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213160451/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US3604501176 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |accessdate=August 27, 2018 |work=American Factfinder |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref>

The [[St. Lawrence River]] and many of its [[Thousand Islands]] occupy the northern part of the town. The northern town line is the international border with [[Canada]] and its province of [[Ontario]]. The eastern town line is the border with [[St. Lawrence County, New York|St. Lawrence County]].

[[Interstate 81 in New York|Interstate 81]] passes through the southwestern corner of the town. [[New York State Route 12]] follows the course of the St. Lawrence River. NY-12 intersects [[New York State Route 26]] at Alexandria Bay and runs in a southwesterly direction.