Alma, Alabama Explained

Official Name:	Alma, Alabama
Settlement Type:	Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:	Alabama#USA
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location within the state of Alabama
Pushpin Mapsize:	200
Coordinates:	31.464°N -87.753°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Name1:	Alabama
Subdivision Name2:	Clarke
Elevation Ft:	259
Timezone:	Central (CST)
Utc Offset:	-6
Timezone Dst:	CDT
Utc Offset Dst:	-5
Postal Code Type:	ZIP code
Postal Code:	36501
Area Code:	251

Alma is an unincorporated community in Clarke County, Alabama, United States. The community was named for Alma Flinn, a local teacher.^[1]

Geography

Alma is located at 31.464°N -87.753°W and has an elevation of 259feet.^[1]

Demographics

According to the returns from 1850^[2] -2010^[3] for Alabama, it has never reported a population figure separately on the U.S. Census.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Alma, Alabama. ePodunk Community Profiles. January 16, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20110609121819/http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=301945. June 9, 2011. dead.
2. http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1850c-11.pdf, 1850 Census (places)
3. http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-1-2.pdf, 2010 AL Census
4. Web site: US Census Bureau Publications - Census of Population and Housing.