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Alexandria, Louisiana
24,865 Black residents · 54.9% of the place
In the published counts, Alexandria, Louisiana, holds 24,865 Black residents among 45,275 people in all — a Black share of 54.9%, against the statewide 31.4%.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 45,275 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 24,865 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 54.9% |
| Rank by Black population among Louisiana places | 7 of 488 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
Population Trend
The published record across two censuses for Alexandria: 27,322 Black residents in 2010, 24,865 in 2020 — declined by 9.0% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 57.3% to 54.9%.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
The Record
The gazetteer enters Alexandria among Louisiana's 488 counted places, at rank 7 by Black population on a count of 24,865. The figures for Alexandria are the Bureau's published redistricting counts for the place as bounded, reproduced without adjustment.
Institutions
Alexandria is a place of 45,275 people, and it carries its institutions at its own scale — congregations, schools, and businesses recorded in the federal counts as counts, and in this gazetteer as part of the county and state frames above this entry. The entry's work is the fixing of Alexandria itself: its name, its state, its people, and its share, in the same terms as every other place in the book.