Alma is locaded in the county of Crawford in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains. Alma was founded in 1872 and goes under the nick name spinach capital of the world from 1987 when Alma canned 65% of all the spinach canned in the US, c 60 million pounds a year, all from the local area. Alma also has its very own eight foot popeye statue.
The population is approximately 4,160 and the land area is 4.8 square miles.

City Officials

Position	Name
Mayor	Jim Fincher
Clerk/Treasurer	Amy Nelson
Assistant To Mayor	Peggy White
District Judge	Charles Baker
City Attorney	Sean Brister
Police Chief	Jeff Pointer
Fire Chief	Jerry Parsons
Director Of Public Works	Mark Yardley
Code Enforcement Officer	Jerry Parsons
Council Member	Larry Blasingame
Council Member	Damon Brown
Council Member	Sandra Kilpatrick
Council Member	James McGhee
Council Member	Gary Perry
Council Member	Evan Thacker
Human Resources Director	Ronda Teague