Editing Alexandria, New Hampshire

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Alexandria, New Hampshire
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|image_caption            = Town hall
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|map_caption              = Location in [[Grafton County, New Hampshire|Grafton County]], [[New Hampshire]]
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|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[New Hampshire]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in New Hampshire|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Grafton County, New Hampshire|Grafton]]
|government_type          =
|leader_title             = [[Board of selectmen|Board of Selectmen]]
|leader_name              = George Tuthill, Chair<br>Robert Piehler<br>Chet Caron
|established_title        = [[Incorporation (municipal government)|Incorporated]]
|established_date         = [[:Category:1782 establishments|1782]]
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021">{{cite web |title=2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files – New Hampshire |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2021_Gazetteer/2021_gaz_cousubs_33.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 18, 2021}}</ref>
|area_total_km2           = 112.3
|area_total_sq_mi         = 
|area_land_km2            = 111.8
|area_land_sq_mi          = 
|area_water_km2           = 0.5
|area_water_sq_mi         = 
|area_water_percent       = 0.47
|population_as_of         = 2020
|population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=0600000US3300900580&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=Alexandria town, Grafton County, New Hampshire: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=November 18, 2021}}</ref>
|population_total         = 1776
|population_density_km2   = 15.9
|population_density_sq_mi = 
|timezone                 = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]]
|utc_offset               = -5
|timezone_DST             = [[Eastern Daylight Time Zone|Eastern]]
|utc_offset_DST           = -4
|coordinates              = {{coord|43|36|41|N|71|47|34|W|region:US-NH|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_m              = 190
|elevation_ft             = 623
|website                  = {{URL|www.alexandrianh.com}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]s
|postal_code              = 03222&nbsp;([[Bristol, New Hampshire|Bristol]]/Alexandria)<br/>03243 ([[Hill, New Hampshire|Hill]])
|area_code                = [[Area code 603|603]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 33-00580
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 0873527
|footnotes                =
}}
'''Alexandria''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Grafton County, New Hampshire]], United States. The population was 1,776 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="Census 2020"/> up from 1,613 at the 2010 census.<ref>United States Census Bureau, [https://www.census.gov American FactFinder], 2010 Census figures. Retrieved March 23, 2011.</ref> [[Newfound Lake]] is in the northeast corner, with [[Wellington State Park]] on the western shore. The town is home to Welton Falls State Forest. [[Cardigan Mountain State Park]], with [[Mount Cardigan]], is in the west. Another attraction is Mowglis Mountain, named for [[Rudyard Kipling]]'s ''[[The Jungle Book|Jungle Book]]'' hero.

==History==
Granted in 1753 by the [[John Mason (governor)|Masonian Proprietors]], the town was named for [[Alexandria, Virginia]], location of a 1755 conference of governors early in the [[French and Indian War]]. Alexandria was granted to Joseph Butterfield and others, March 13, 1757.<ref name="gedcomindex.com">http://gedcomindex.com/Reference/New_Hampshire_1875/049.html Statistics and Gazetteer of New-Hampshire (1875)</ref> First settled in 1769 by John Moore Corliss and his brother Jonathan, it was incorporated by the [[New Hampshire General Court]] on November 23, 1782.<ref name="gedcomindex.com"/> [[Danbury, New Hampshire|Danbury]] was set off and incorporated in 1795.

Although farmers found parts of the terrain mountainous, other parts were level intervales suited for [[Tillage|cultivation]]. By 1859, when the population was 1,273, [[agriculture]] was a chief occupation. The town also had a [[carriage]] maker, nine [[sawmill]]s and three [[gristmill]]s.<ref name=Coolidge>{{Cite book  | last = Coolidge  | first = Austin J.|author2=John B. Mansfield  | title = A History and Description of New England| publisher = A.J. Coolidge  | year = 1859| location = Boston, Massachusetts| page = [https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_OcoMAAAAYAAJ/page/n445 407]| url = https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_OcoMAAAAYAAJ| quote = coolidge mansfield history description new england 1859.  }}</ref>

Alexandria was the birthplace of Luther C. Ladd (1843–1861), the first enlisted soldier to lose his life in the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], shot during the [[Baltimore riot of 1861|Baltimore Riot]]. Also born here was [[Louise Lamprey]] (1869-1951), prolific author of books for children. Today, the town is home to Cardigan Lodge, the [[Appalachian Mountain Club]] facility at the base of [[Mount Cardigan]].

==Geography==
[[Image:AlexandriaNH HaynesLibrary.jpg|thumb|right|Haynes Library]]
Alexandria is in central [[New Hampshire]], along the southern border of Grafton County. According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|112.3|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|111.8|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.5|km2|order=flip}} are water, comprising 0.47% of the town.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021"/> Alexandria is drained by the [[Fowler River]], an east-flowing tributary of [[Newfound Lake]]. The [[Smith River (New Hampshire)|Smith River]] forms part of the southern border of the town. All water bodies in the town eventually flow to the [[Pemigewasset River]], part of the [[Merrimack River]] [[Drainage basin|watershed]].<ref name=watershed>{{cite book |title=Water Use in New Hampshire: An Activities Guide for Teachers |url=http://nh.water.usgs.gov/Publications/nh.intro.html |last=Foster |first=Debra H. |author2=Batorfalvy, Tatianna N.|author3=Medalie, Laura |publisher=U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Geological Survey |year=1995}}</ref> [[Mount Cardigan]], elevation {{convert|3121|ft|m}}, is on the western boundary of the town. The summit is in the town of [[Orange, New Hampshire|Orange]], while the highest point in Alexandria is on the Firescrew ridge to the north, where the elevation reaches {{convert|3040|ft|m|abbr=on}}.

===Climate===
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| Feb precipitation inch  =3.35
| Mar precipitation inch  =4.35
| Apr precipitation inch  =4.18
| May precipitation inch  =4.26
| Jun precipitation inch  =4.40
| Jul precipitation inch  =4.40
| Aug precipitation inch  =4.77
| Sep precipitation inch  =4.53
| Oct precipitation inch  =5.90
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| Feb precipitation days  =10.2
| Mar precipitation days  =12.6
| Apr precipitation days  =10.8
| May precipitation days  =13.7
| Jun precipitation days  =13.6
| Jul precipitation days  =12.2
| Aug precipitation days  =11.2
| Sep precipitation days  =10.5
| Oct precipitation days  =11.6
| Nov precipitation days  =11.3
| Dec precipitation days  =13.4
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1790= 298
|1800= 303
|1810= 409
|1820= 707
|1830= 1083
|1840= 1284
|1850= 1273
|1860= 1253
|1870= 876
|1880= 828
|1890= 679
|1900= 630
|1910= 571
|1920= 502
|1930= 412
|1940= 396
|1950= 402
|1960= 370
|1970= 466
|1980= 706
|1990= 1190
|2000= 1329
|2010= 1613
|2020= 1776
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="Census 2020"/><ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=Census of Population and Housing |publisher=Census.gov |access-date=June 4, 2016 }}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,329 people, 504 households, and 386 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|30.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 783 housing units at an average density of 18.2 per square mile (7.0/km{{sup|2}}).  The racial makeup of the town was 97.82% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.08% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.30% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.38% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.43% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.23% of the population.

There were 504 households, out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 16.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $42,667, and the median income for a family was $45,938. Males had a median income of $31,367 versus $25,163 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $19,323.  About 4.7% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Alexandria is within the [[Newfound Area School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sau4.org/centraloffice|title=Central Office|publisher=Newfound Area School District|access-date=April 11, 2020}}</ref> The district's secondary schools are Newfound Memorial Middle School, and [[Newfound Regional High School]] in [[Bristol, New Hampshire|Bristol]].

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|www.alexandrianh.com}}
* [https://librarytechnology.org/library/21472 Haynes Library]
* [https://www.nhes.nh.gov/elmi/products/cp/profiles-htm/alexandria.htm New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau Profile]

{{Geographic location
 | Centre    = Alexandria
 | North     = [[Groton, New Hampshire|Groton]]
 | Northeast = [[Hebron, New Hampshire|Hebron]]
 | East      = [[Bristol, New Hampshire|Bristol]]
 | Southeast = [[Hill, New Hampshire|Hill]]
 | South     = [[Danbury, New Hampshire|Danbury]]
 | Southwest = [[Grafton, New Hampshire|Grafton]]
 | West      = [[Orange, New Hampshire|Orange]]
 | Northwest = [[Orange, New Hampshire|Orange]]
}}

{{Grafton County, New Hampshire}}

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[[Category:Towns in Grafton County, New Hampshire]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1782]]
[[Category:Towns in New Hampshire]]
[[Category:1782 establishments in New Hampshire]]