West Alexandria, Ohio

West Alexandria is a village in Preble County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,340 at the 2010 census.HistoryWest Alexandria was laid out in 1818. The community derives its name from one of its founders, William Alexander. A post office has been in operation at West Alexandria since 1828.GeographyWest Alexandria is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.67sqmi, all land.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 1,340 people, 551 households, and 371 families residing in the village. The population density was 2000.0PD/sqmi. There were 611 housing units at an average density of 911.9/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 96.4% White, 1.0% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.4% of the population.There were 551 households of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.5% were married couples living together, 16.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.7% were non-families. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.96.