Alexandria metropolitan area, Louisiana
Greater Alexandria | |
|---|---|
| Alexandria, LA metropolitan statistical area | |
Downtown Alexandria | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parishes | Grant Rapides |
| Principal cities | Alexandria Pineville |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 152,192 |
• Estimate (2022) | 149,189 |
| • Rank | US: 289th |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Website | http://cityofalexandriala.com/ |
The Alexandria Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan area in central Louisiana that covers two parishes – Rapides and Grant. As of the 2020 census, the MSA had a population of 152,192 (though a July 1, 2023 estimate placed the population at 148,171).