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A town of 525 people in Washington County, Maine

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Town in Maine, United States

525Population

45.7 sq miArea

417 ftElevation

Alexander is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The population was 525 at the 2020 census. The town is named for Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton, the British negotiator of the Webster–Ashburton Treaty which ended the Aroostook War in 1838–1839.

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Alexander ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–8 · 44 students

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