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Alexandria Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades A overall, ranked 87th of 271 in Minnesota, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its public schools beat 84% of Minnesota towns on state tests and graduation. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $94K. A typical home there costs about $392K, 5 years of the Alexandria area’s $79K median household income. Only 41 of Minnesota’s 575 towns score higher on hazard risk. Alexandria Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 95% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Blair Pond Wildlife Management Area, at 31 acres.
Where Alexandria Township beats most towns.
4,098 counted in 2010 and 2,964 in 2020; an estimated 3,114 in 2025.
The decline has turned around: up 5.2% since 2020, after a 27.7% drop in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Alexandria Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,355 in 1880, 14,335 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 3 maps from 1966 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Alexandria Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Alexandria Township.
Alexandria Township has colder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns and sends most of its workers to Alexandria and beyond.
At 10 of 100, Alexandria Township’s FEMA risk score is where Minnesota’s towns sit at 40 of 100 and U.S. towns at 44 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Alexandria Township has 313 jobs for its 1,326 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Alexandria Township for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Alexandria Township grew to 313 in 2023, 107 more than in 2013. At 21 minutes, Alexandria Township’s average trip to work is below both the Minnesota town median (23 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes).
| Alexandria Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 9.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.1% | 7.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $94,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Alexandria Township beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 28% of Alexandria Township adults feel lonely.
| Alexandria Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 75% | 79% |
| What stands out | Alexandria Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 6.2% | 7.1% |
| More adults with arthritis | 26.8% | 22.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
10 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Alexandria Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 6.7% | 4.6% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Blair Pond Wildlife Management Area | — | 31 |
| 2. LeHomme Dieu Beach Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Adults 18 to 34 are 10% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 25% of residents (17% statewide). 26% of residents are under 18 in Alexandria Township. Alexandria Township has grown 5.2% since 2020, to 3,114 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Alexandria Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 25% | 17% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 26% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 39% | 33% | 29% |
| Median age | 43.4 years | 39.9 years | 40.5 years |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.5 points. Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Alexandria Township | MN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.7% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.7% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.7% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.1% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.2% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.7% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.2% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 16.9% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.7% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.6% | 6.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.5% | 23.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.7% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14% | 11.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 27.3% | 25.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.9% | 13.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,100, single groups can be off by several points
January nights average 0.7°, colder than in 96% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 79.8°. The Glenwood 2wnw weather station, 18 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 139 days: shorter than most of the country, but longer than 82% of Minnesota places with climate records.
Alexandria Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Alexandria Township’s January low is 1°F. About 46 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Alexandria Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 1°F | 6°F | 22°F |
| July high | 80°F | 82°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
1 within 15 miles of the center of Alexandria Township
About 2 of every 100 Alexandria Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
Where Alexandria Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Minnesota, United States
Alexandria is a city in and the county seat of Douglas County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 14,335 as of the 2020 census. I-94 passes through Alexandria, along with Minnesota State Highways 27 and 29. It is ten miles (16 km) south of Lake Carlos State Park.
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6 towns share a border with Alexandria Township.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria Township | #87 | A | B− | — | A− | B+ |
| Alexandria | #144 | B+ | B− | C+ | A− | B+ |
| Osakis Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nelson | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Township | — | — | C | — | A− | A− |
| Hudson Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Grand Township | #131 | A− | B− | — | A− | B+ |
Carlos Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Alexandria Township, Carlos Township and La Grand Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Osakis Township, Nelson and Hudson Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Alexandria Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Alexandria Township grades A overall, better than 87% of U.S. towns and #87 of 271 in Minnesota. It grades B+ for health and A− for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.