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Alpena: Government & Civic

Alpena's civic structure: Alpena operates as an incorporated municipal government. Sits in U.S. Congressional District 503. Municipal code published via municode. Nearest courthouse: Boone County Courthouse (11.2 mi away). Federal spending in the surrounding county runs $7,702 per resident ($0.3B FY2024).

City Hall & Contacts

Contacts · City Hall · NameTOWN OF ALPENA
Contacts · City Hall · AddressPO BOX 128
Contacts · City Hall · CityALPENA
Contacts · City Hall · Zip72611
Contacts · Police Non Emergency · NameALPENA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Contacts · Police Non Emergency · Phone(870) 437-2272
Contacts · City Hall PhoneSee county website
Government Structure · Government NameTOWN OF ALPENA
Government Structure · Government Type2 - MUNICIPAL
Government Structure · AddressPO BOX 128
Government Structure · Zip72611
Municipal Code · Publishermunicode
Municipal Code Publishermunicode
Municipal Code URLhttps://library.municode.com/ar/alpena-town-arkansas

Sources: Census Govt Units + municipal websites · COG General Purpose — city+state match · Municode/eCode360 directory scrape — matched by state + place FIPS  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12

Mayor & City Council

MayorJeff Kelsey

State Representation

Federal and state legislative representation: U.S. Congressional district, U.S. Senators, and state legislative districts. Officials change with elections.

State Legislative Districts · Upper Chamber05017
State Legislative Districts · Lower Chamber05098

Sources: NCES school state legislative district assignment

Federal Representation

Federal and state legislative representation: U.S. Congressional district, U.S. Senators, and state legislative districts. Officials change with elections.

Senators (2)

John Boozman
R · 2011
Tom Cotton
R · 2015
Congressional District · District503
Congressional District · Congress118th

Sources: NCES school congressional district assignment

Voting & Eligibility

State Campaign Finance · Total Contributions76,132,893.63
State Campaign Finance · Total Transactions1,014,021
State Campaign Finance · Num Committees7
State Campaign Finance · Cycle2,024
State Campaign Finance · Per Capita25.28 (vs Arkansas $6,659)
Voting · Citizen Voting Age Pop266
Voting · Citizen 18Plus266
Voting · Eligible Voter Pct52.2%

Sources: FEC API schedule_a/by_state — aggregated by state · Census ACS — citizen voting age population

Justice & Courts

Court infrastructure — county courthouses + nearest state/federal courts. Distance reflects driving miles to the nearest courthouse.

Courthouses Detail · County total1
Nearest Courthouse · NameBoone County Courthouse
Nearest Courthouse · CityHarrison
Nearest Courthouse · Distance11.2 mi

Sources: HIFLD / IRS BMF · HIFLD Courthouses  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12

Disaster History

Federal Disaster Declarations (17)

Severe Winter Storm
January 2026 · Emergency declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · incident type: winter storm · EM-3636-AR
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
April 2025 · Emergency declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · EM-3627-AR
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
May 2024 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-4788-AR
Hurricane Laura
August 2020 · Emergency declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · EM-3541-AR
COVID-19 Pandemic Federal Disaster
January 2020 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance only (institutional reimbursement) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-4518-AR
COVID-19 Emergency
January 2020 · Emergency declaration · Public Assistance only (institutional reimbursement) · EM-3461-AR
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
April 2017 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-4318-AR
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
December 2015 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-4254-AR
Severe Storms And Flooding
August 2013 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-4143-AR
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Associated Flooding
April 2011 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-1975-AR
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
October 2009 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-1861-AR
Severe Winter Storm
January 2009 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-1819-AR
Severe Winter Storm
January 2009 · Emergency declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · EM-3301-AR
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
March 2008 · Major disaster declaration · Individual Assistance to residents · DR-1751-AR
Hurricane Katrina (hosted evacuees, no local impact)
August 2005 · Emergency declaration · hosted federal evacuees (no local impact) · EM-3215-AR
Sever Storms, Flooding And Landslides
April 2004 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-1516-AR
Severe Winter Ice Storm
December 2000 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · DR-1354-AR

Federal Spending

Federal dollars flowing to the surrounding county — grants, direct payments, contracts, loans (USAspending.gov).

Federal Spending · Federal Spending Fy2024$287,844,400
Federal Spending · Per Capita7,701.93 (vs Arkansas $6,659)
Federal Spending · Population37,373 people (vs Arkansas 29,177)

Sources: USAspending API

Other

County Officials (9)

Date Var
County Clerk · corpus://michigan/alpena-county · L1_corpus
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County Clerk · corpus://michigan/alpena-county · L1_corpus_v2
Date Var
County Clerk · https://www.alpenacounty.org/Search/Results · L1_corpus_v3
District Detail Maps
Commissioner · corpus://michigan/alpena-county · L1_corpus
District Detail Maps
Commissioner · corpus://michigan/alpena-county · L1_corpus_v2
Erik Smith
Sheriff · https://alpenacounty.org/163/Sheriff-Undersheriff · alpenacounty.org
REP Total Number
Commissioner · corpus://michigan/alpena-county · L1_corpus
REP Total Number
Commissioner · corpus://michigan/alpena-county · L1_corpus_v2
REP Total Number
Commissioner · https://www.alpenacounty.org/Search/Results · L1_corpus_v3
Live Links · Weather Forecasthttps://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=36.291456&lon=-93.294979
Live Links · Weather Alertshttps://alerts.weather.gov/search?point=36.291456,-93.294979
State Fiscal · Gdp Billions143
State Fiscal · Fed Taxes Paid Per Capita7,178
State Fiscal · Fed Spending Received Per Capita$12,684
State Fiscal · Balance Per Capita5,506
State Fiscal · Net RecipientYes

Sources: NWS API — built from school coordinates · Public fiscal data compilation