Alma, Arkansas
| Alma, Arkansas | |
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Popeye statue in downtown Alma
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| Motto: Crossroads of America Spinach Capital of the World |
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 Alma
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| Coordinates: 35°29′17″N 94°13′15″W / 35.48806°N 94.22083°WCoordinates: 35°29′17″N 94°13′15″W / 35.48806°N 94.22083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Crawford |
| Incorporated | 1874 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.6 sq mi (14.4 km2) |
| • Land | 5.4 sq mi (14.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 433 ft (132 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 5,419 |
| • Density | 970/sq mi (380/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 72921 |
| Area code | 479 |
| FIPS code | 05-00970 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0076164 |
| Website | cityofalma |
Alma is a city in Crawford County, Arkansas, United States. It is located within the Arkansas River Valley at the edge of the Ozark Mountains, the city is the sixth largest in the Fort Smith metropolitan area. The population was 5,419 at the 2010 Census. The city is located at the intersection of Interstate 40 and Interstate 49.
Alma was incorporated in 1874 and the economy was largely agricultural until the introduction of the canning industry. Today, the city claims the title of "Spinach Capital of the World".
In his book Washington Goes to War, David Brinkley described Alma's participation in the World War II effort:
In the town of Alma, Arkansas (population 776), one-fourth of the girls in the 1944 high school graduating class signed up to leave for Washington, and several of their teachers cast aside their low-paying jobs and went with them, all of them climbing aboard a Pullman car for their first train ride, looking for more money and excitement than they had any reasonable expectation of finding in Alma.
Alma is located in south-central Crawford County at 35°29′17″N 94°13′15″W / 35.48806°N 94.22083°W (35.488013, -94.220796).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.6 square miles (14.4 km2), of which 5.4 square miles (14.0 km2) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.4 km2), or 3.06%, is water.
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