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- Miss Merry Christmas Pageant, parade winners announced
Josie Foley, 2009 Miss Merry Christmas, performed a dramatic reading of "Twas the Night Before Christmas" for her talent part of the competition during the Miss Merry Christmas Pagent Saturday afternoon in the ...
- Bergama Fine Furs
They're soft, elegant and they'll make you feel like a million bucks! "Its feels great, it looks great, it really truly is warmer then anything you can put on your body" says sales associate Alexandria Ries.
- Fisca Oil Co. Heads Toward Re-Opening
Friday, July 11, 2008 at 5:25 p.m. The Fisca Oil Company in Alexandria, Missouri has started their move-in process after being forced out last month by the Mississippi flood waters.
- Makeshift levee fails in Winfield
The last-ditch effort to save about 100 homes in the eastern Missouri town of Winfield failed Saturday when a makeshift levee gave way.Water began running under the 4-foot-tall barrier about 4:30 a.m. An alarm ...
- Alexandria residents told to come home
It's an exciting day in Alexandria, Missouri, Mayor Bob Davis has given the green light for people to start moving back in to the town that's been evacuated for more than two weeks.
- Alexandria residents grateful for assistance
We have a follow-up report to our story about people moving back to their homes in Alexandria, Missouri.
- Three to four inches of rain falls in Alexandria, Mo
Three to four inches of rain fell in the Alexandria, MO area overnight. Overall, the water has dropped and the levees are hold steady.
- Guardsmen work to hold back near record flood levels
With the Mississippi River reaching near-record flood levels, hundreds of Missouri National Guardsmen are fighting to hold back the surge of water from Iowa.
- Governor Blunt Touring Flooded Areas
Governor Blunt will be in Hannibal and Canton today to assess flooding on the Mississippi River and to provide an update on the state's response.
- National Guard mobilized to aid in flood efforts
Nearly 700 Missouri National Guard soldiers and airmen are currently supporting flood response efforts on the upper Mississippi River.
- The Red Cross needs you
In Alexandria Missouri, all residents were told to get out. Officials said the Mississippi is expected to crest this Wednesday at 29 feet.
- Latest flooding information
KHQA has confirmed that water is coming over a levee in the Gregory Landing area in southeastern Clark County.
- Volunteers needed to sandbag
Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder is pleading for volunteers to help northeast Missouri prepare sandbags as water levels on the Mississippi are expected to rise and possible floods loom.
- Alexandria has flashbacks to Flood of '93
Residents of Alexandria, Missouri are having flashbacks to the Flood of 1993. Back then, the Mississippi River was three miles out of its banks after the levee protecting the town from the river gave way and ...
- MoDOT watches for flooded roads
The Missouri Department of Transportation is keeping close watch on several roads as water levels continue to rise from area rivers.
- Designs On Display
The top finalists for the Freedmen's Cemetery Memorial Design Competition were unveiled Wednesday night in the Vola Lawson Lobby of Alexandria City Hall during a community open house from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.. ...
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City DescriptionAlexandria is a city in Clark County, Missouri, USA. The population was 166 at the 2000 census. The city was founded in 1848 and is named after Alexandria, in Egypt.
Alexandria is part of the Fort Madison–Keokuk, IA-MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Alexandria was not named after Egypt but after the settler John Alexander.
Alexandria is located at 40°21′35″N 91°27′28″W / 40.35972, -91.45778 (40.359770, -91.457749).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²), of which, 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²) of it is land and 2.56% is water.
Located along the Mississippi River, Alexandria is prone to flooding with large swaths of the area under water during the Great Flood of 1993.
As of the census of 2000, there were 166 people, 70 households, and 45 families residing in the city. The population density was 443.7 people per square mile (173.2/km²). There were 79 housing units at an average density of 211.2/sq mi (82.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.80% White and 1.20% African American.
There were 70 households out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were married couples living together, ... Read MoreCity Contained By:Timezones:Size:
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