Alexander City is the principal city of the Alexander City Micropolitan Statistical Area, a micropolitan area

United States micropolitan area

United States Micropolitan Statistical Areas , as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget, are urban areas in the United States based around a core city or town with a population of 10,000 to 49,999. The micropolitan area designation was created in 2003...

 that covers Coosa

Coosa County, Alabama

Coosa County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name derives from a town of the Creek tribe. As of 2010 the population was 11,539, but since that time it has lost the most population by percentage of any Alabama county...

 and Tallapoosa counties and had a combined population of 53,677 at the 2000 census.

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 15,008 people, 6,152 households, and 4,134 families residing in the city. The population density

Population density

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 was 386.6 people per square mile (149.3/km²). There were 6,855 housing units at an average density of 176.6 per square mile (68.2/km²).