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Welcome to Alexander ...

The city of Alexander is located in McKenzie County<1>.

Alexander was established in 1905.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Alexander has a population of 346 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Alexander is 2,170 feet [661 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Alexander is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Alexander lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Alexander (for example, toward Fairview (MT)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Alexander: 701

The ZIP code for Alexander: 58831<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Alexander had an population of 346 people. This is an increase of 55.16% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 59.45% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Alexander had a population of 223 people. This makes Alexander the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Alexander represents 0.03% of the population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 194th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 223 people, the population of Alexander increased 2.76% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 217 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Alexander.

Communities Also Named Alexander ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Alexander - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas (2), Colorado, Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Maine, Manitoba, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), South Carolina, Texas and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Alexander.

Communities near Alexander ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Alexander.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Alexander. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alexander.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Alexander. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alexander.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Alexander. See our Newspapers Page for Alexander.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alexander ...

Looking for more information about Alexander? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Alexander, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Alexander.

Adding Alexander to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alexander in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Alexander was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Alexander post office opened in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alexander.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including McKenzie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Alexander.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alexander - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Alexander). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Alexander or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/