The Alexandria Metropolitan Statistical Area is a

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that covers two parishes – Rapides and

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. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 145,035 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 154,101).

History

The Alexandria metropolitan area was first defined in 1973. Then known as the Alexandria Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (Alexandria SMSA), it consisted of two parishes - Rapides and Grant - and had a population of 131,749. By the

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, the population had grown to 151,985, a 15% increase over the previous census. In 1983, the official name was shortened to the Alexandria Metropolitan Statistical Area (Alexandria MSA), which is still in use to date. That same year, Grant Parish was removed from the MSA, leaving only Rapides Parish. A total of 135,282 people lived in Rapides Parish in 1980. That number had declined to 131,556 by

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and 126,337 in

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. Grant Parish was again added to the Alexandria MSA in 2003.

Parishes

* Rapides *

Communities

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(Principal city) *

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(suburb of

) * Boyce * Cheneyville * Colfax * Creola (suburb of

) * Deville * Dry Prong * Forest Hill * Gardner * Georgetown * Glenmora * Lecompte * Libuse * McNary * Montgomery * Pineville (suburb of

) * Pollock (suburb of

) *

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(suburb of

) * Woodworth (suburb of

)

Demographics

As of the

of 2000, there were 153,922 people, 56,193 households, and 40,083 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 68.95%

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, 24.04%

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, 1.56% Native American, 1.27%

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, 0.13%

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, 0.82% from other races, and 1.25% from two or more races.

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of any race were 6.35% of the population. The median income for a household in the MSA was $29,739, and the median income for a family was $35,775. Males had a median income of $30,505 versus $20,477 for females. The

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for the MSA was $15,249.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Alexandria, Louisiana Metropolitan Area Geography of Rapides Parish, Louisiana Geography of Grant Parish, Louisiana

History

Parishes

Communities

Demographics

See also

References