Alexandria, Virginia

Alexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States of America. As of the 2010 census, the population was 139,966, and in 2016, the population was estimated to be 155,810. Located along the western bank of the Potomac River, Alexandria is approximately 7 miles (11 km) south of downtown Washington, D.C.

Alexandria was settled in the 1750s, and formally incorporated in 1779. Assigned to the District of Columbia in 1791, Alexandria was retroceded to Virginia in 1846.

Alexandria in The Disunited States of America
Alexandria was one of several Virginian cities which bled from Negro uprisings during the Ohio-Virginia War of 2097.