Alma, Michigan

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Population in July 2008: 9,223. Population change since 2000: -0.6%

Males: 4,149	(45.0%)
Females: 5,074	(55.0%)

Median resident age:	32.5 years
Michigan median age:	35.5 years

Zip codes: 48801, 48802.

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Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,253 (it was $33,536 in 2000)

Alma:	$35,253
Michigan:	$47,950

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,101

Alma:	$20,101
Michigan:	$24,816

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $96,830 (it was $70,900 in 2000)

Alma:	$96,830
Michigan:	$153,100

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $109,729; Detached houses: $113,998; Townhouses or other attached units: $99,748; In 2-unit structures: $100,544; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $104,846; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $92,318; Mobile homes: $14,792; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $55,000

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Races in Alma:

White Non-Hispanic (90.9%)
Hispanic (6.2%)
Other race (2.6%)
Two or more races (1.9%)
American Indian (1.3%)
Black (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Alma: 77.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (23.7%), English (14.1%), Irish (10.8%), United States (9.6%), French (5.0%), Polish (5.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 736 feet

Land area: 5.36 square miles.

Population density: 1720 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Alma

High school or higher: 84.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 8.3%
Unemployed: 10.0%
Mean travel time to work: 16.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Alma city

Never married: 34.9%
Now married: 42.3%
Separated: 1.6%
Widowed: 11.3%
Divorced: 9.9%

188 residents are foreign born (0.9% Europe, 0.5% Asia, 0.3% Africa, 0.2% North America).

This city:	2.0%
Michigan:	5.3%

According to our research there were 33 registered sex offenders living in Alma, Michigan in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Alma to the number of sex offenders is 279 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Alma:	1.4% ($959)
Michigan:	1.3% ($1,461)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Saginaw, MI (35.7 miles , pop. 61,799).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Detroit, MI (104.5 miles , pop. 951,270).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (186.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: St. Louis, MI (1.8 miles ), Ithaca, MI (2.6 miles ), Breckenridge, MI (3.1 miles ), Shepherd, MI (3.2 miles ), Perrinton, MI (3.7 miles ), Ashley, MI (4.0 miles ), Mount Pleasant, MI (4.1 miles ), Merrill, MI (4.1 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 14 buildings, average cost: $105,300
1997: 7 buildings, average cost: $129,500
1998: 17 buildings, average cost: $76,100
1999: 7 buildings, average cost: $103,700
2000: 7 buildings, average cost: $87,900
2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $79,500
2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $88,000
2003: 8 buildings, average cost: $84,800
2004: 8 buildings, average cost: $51,500
2005: 1 building, cost: $129,500
2006: 5 buildings, average cost: $98,600
2007: 6 buildings, average cost: $116,800
2008: 2 buildings, average cost: $87,500

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 43.38 N, Longitude: 84.66 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +3,533 (+38.1%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 2,223 (57.0%)

Area code: 989

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Alma, Michigan business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +218 (+2.4%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):

Transportation equipment (14%)
Educational services (12%)
Public administration (7%)
Construction (7%)
Health care (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (23%)
Health care (18%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Social assistance (5%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
Finance and insurance (3%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Cashiers (4%)

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Crime in Alma by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	4	1	1	6	3	3
per 100,000	0.0	42.6	10.7	10.7	64.4	32.5	32.5
Robberies	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	10.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	1	13	10	8	7	3	14
per 100,000	10.7	138.6	107.3	85.5	75.1	32.5	151.7
Burglaries	56	53	27	41	43	14	32
per 100,000	600.6	565.1	289.6	438.0	461.6	151.6	346.7
Thefts	225	202	196	150	42	6	20
per 100,000	2413.1	2153.7	2102.3	1602.6	450.8	65.0	216.7
Auto thefts	4	0	3	2	1	0	3
per 100,000	42.9	0.0	32.2	21.4	10.7	0.0	32.5
Arson	3	1	1	2	0	0	0
per 100,000	32.2	10.7	10.7	21.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	147.4	187.5	137.0	122.1	117.8	45.7	91.9

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 14 (13 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.41
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Alma, Michigan

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Alma-area historical tornado activity is above Michigan state average. It is 79% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1956, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 31.4 miles away from the Alma city center killed 18 people and injured 340 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/21/1967, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 25.1 miles away from the city center injured 8 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Alma-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Michigan state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/2/1994 at 21:23:06, a magnitude 3.5 (3.4 LG, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 40.2 miles away from Alma center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Birthplace of: Russel Monroe - College basketball player (Liberty Flames).

Main business address for: FIRSTBANK CORP (STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS).

Hospital/medical center in Alma:

GRATIOT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (300 WARWICK DRIVE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Alma:

CARSON CITY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; CARSON CITY, MI)
CENTRAL MICHIGAN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; MOUNT PLEASANT, MI)
SHERIDAN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; SHERIDAN, MI)

Political contributions by individuals in Alma, MI

Airports located in Alma:

Gratiot Community Airport (Runways: 2, Itinerant Ops: 4,000, Local Ops: 5,500)

Local government website: www.ci.alma.mi.us

College/University in Alma:

ALMA COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,377; Location: 614 W SUPERIOR; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.alma.edu)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Alma:

CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; MT PLEASANT, MI; Full-time enrollment: 21,353)
NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; MIDLAND, MI; FT enrollment: 2,784)
SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; UNIVERSITY CENTER, MI; FT enrollment: 6,216)
DELTA COLLEGE (about 36 miles; UNIVERSITY CENTER, MI; FT enrollment: 5,117)
FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; BIG RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 8,593)
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; EAST LANSING, MI; FT enrollment: 38,639)
KETTERING UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; FLINT, MI; FT enrollment: 2,900)

Public high schools in Alma:

Alma Senior High School (Students: 715; Location: 1500 N. PINE AVENUE; Grades: 9 - 12)
Alma Adult/Alternative Education School (Students: 104; Location: 300 REPUBLIC AVENUE; Grades: 9 - 12)
Bailey School (Students: 32; Location: 1010 WEST VAN BUREN; Grades: KG - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Alma:

Alma Middle School (Students: 502; Location: 312 E. DOWNIE STREET; Grades: 6 - 8)
Luce Road Elementary School (Students: 370; Location: 6265 N. LUCE ROAD; Grades: KG - 1)
Pine Avenue Elementary School (Students: 335; Location: 1025 N. PINE AVENUE; Grades: 4 - 5)
Hillcrest Elementary School (Students: 301; Location: 515 E. ELIZABETH STREET; Grades: 2 - 3)

Private elementary/middle school in Alma:

ST MARY SCHOOL (Students: 171; Location: 220 W DOWNIE ST; Grades: PK - 6)

See full list of schools located in Alma, School District: ALMA PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Library in Alma:

ALMA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $411,686; Location: 351 NORTH COURT AVENUE; 67,865 books; 2,061 audio materials; 4,056 video materials; 181 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:

Davenport University - Located inside Alma High School. Phone: 989-463-8922

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Churches in Alma include: Peace Church (A), Saint Johns Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Riverside Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Alma: Pine River Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Alice's Wonderland (Amusement & Theme Parks; 3130 West Monroe Road).

Hotels: Alma Motel (1575 Wright Avenue), Comfort Inn Alma (3110 West Monroe Road).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Alma and their reported violations in the past:

TACO BELL (Population served: 400, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

One regular monitoring violation

SUBWAY OF ALMA (Population served: 200, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

3 routine major monitoring violations

3 regular monitoring violations

ISABELLA COUNTY FAIR (Population served: 150, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

5 routine major monitoring violations

One regular monitoring violation

PUMP & POUR GAS STATION (Population served: 100, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

4 routine major monitoring violations

MACKENZIE PARTY STORE (Population served: 50, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

TWIN CITIES SDA CHURCH (Population served: 45, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

3 routine major monitoring violations

One regular monitoring violation

ROUND UP NORTH (Population served: 35, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-2002 and DEC-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-18-2002), St Compliance achieved (JAN-08-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-2000 and DEC-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-30-2000), St Compliance achieved (APR-20-2001)

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

NORTH STAR TAVERN (Population served: 30, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

2 regular monitoring violations

Drinking water stations with addresses in Alma that have no violations reported:

ALMA CITY OF (Address: P.O. Box 278, Population served: 9275, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	62.8%
Whole state:	68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	6.4%
Whole state:	5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	11.6%
Whole state:	10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	4.6%
Whole state:	4.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Alma, MI

People in group quarters in Alma

1027 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
521 people in nursing homes
15 people in religious group quarters
9 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Alma compared to Michigan state average:

Alma, Michigan environmental map by EPA

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Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
Number of college students above state average.

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Banks with branches in Alma (2009 data):

Commercial Bank: Drive-In Branch, Wright Avenue Branch, at 301 North State Street. Info updated 2008-09-30: Bank assets: $357.9 mil, Deposits: $255.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Commercial National Financial Corporation
Firstbank - Alma: at 311 Woodworth Avenue, branch established on 1880-06-01; Drive-In Branch at 230 Woodworth Avenue, branch established on 1974-02-21. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $261.3 mil, Deposits: $195.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Firstbank Corporation
Bank of America, National Association: Wright Avenue at 1380 Wright Avenue, branch established on 1888-01-01. Info updated 2008-11-07: Bank assets: $1,471,631.0 mil, Deposits: $954,677.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 6194 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
Chemical Bank: Alma Office at 7295 North Alger Road, branch established on 1996-09-14. Info updated 2007-08-01: Bank assets: $3,866.6 mil, Deposits: $2,979.1 mil, headquarters in Midland, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 132 total offices, Holding Company: Chemical Financial Corporation

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Alma mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Gratiot County Michigan:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (85%) Electricity (12%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Religion statistics for Alma

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Lutheran Church
Adherents	30.5%	14.2%	9.9%	5.6%	5.5%
Congregations	8.5%	18.3%	5.6%	7.0%	2.8%

Name	Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)	The Wesleyan Church	General Association of Regular Baptist Churches	Church of the Nazarene	Other religions
Adherents	5.1%	4.3%	3.4%	3.1%	18.3%
Congregations	5.6%	5.6%	4.2%	5.6%	36.6%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration	3	$9,908	$39,632	29	$22,507
Police Protection - Officers	6	$25,521	$51,042	29	$25,962
Police - Other	3	$6,312	$25,248	3	$3,583
Streets and Highways	6	$19,819	$39,638	0	$0
Totals for Government	18	$61,560	$41,040	61	$52,052

Alma government finances in 2006:

Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $29,000
Charges - Sewerage: $930,000
Solid Waste Management: $470,000

All Other: $369,000

Housing and Community Development: $265,000

Parks and Recreation: $1,000
Construction - Libraries: $287,000
Parks and Recreation: $260,000

Local Fire Protection: $241,000

General - Other: $174,000

Housing and Community Development: $96,000

Police Protection: $10,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,215,000
Housing and Community Development: $853,000

Water Utilities: $824,000

Sewerage: $796,000

General - Other: $568,000

Solid Waste Management: $520,000

Transit Utilities: $511,000

Libraries: $476,000

Regular Highways: $456,000

Local Fire Protection: $365,000

Parks and Recreation: $274,000

Central Staff Services: $228,000

Financial Administration: $200,000

General Public Buildings: $125,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $108,000

Electric Utilities: $18,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $757,000
Transit Utilities: $48,000

All Other: $19,000
General - Interest on Debt: $234,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $468,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $440,000
Miscellaneous - Donations From Private Sources: $699,000
Interest Earnings: $614,000

Rents: $321,000

Special Assessments: $234,000

General Revenue, NEC: $130,000

Fines and Forfeits: $67,000

Sale of Property: $4,000
NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,675,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,615,000

Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,500,000
Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $2,087,000
Regular Highways: $1,624,000

Water Utilities: $521,000

Transit Utilities: $166,000

Parks and Recreation: $55,000
Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $14,878,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,171,000
Transit Utilities: $80,000
Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $117,000
State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,166,000
Highways: $389,000

Transit Utilities: $215,000

All Other: $34,000
Tax - Property: $2,920,000
Occupation and Business License, NEC: $71,000

Other License: $28,000
Total Salaries and Wages: $4,148,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $67,000

5.60% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,351 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.60%
Michigan average:	5.24%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Isabella County, MI	0.88% ($25,976 average AGI)
from Montcalm County, MI	0.81% ($22,626)
from Clinton County, MI	0.45% ($31,683)

6.53% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,002 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.53%
Michigan average:	5.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Isabella County, MI	1.11% ($31,000 average AGI)
to Montcalm County, MI	0.66% ($33,777)
to Clinton County, MI	0.45% ($33,469)

Strongest AM radio stations in Alma:

WFYC (1280 AM; 1 kW; ALMA, MI; Owner: JACOM, INC.)
WMLM (1520 AM; 1 kW; ST. LOUIS, MI; Owner: SIEFKER BROADCASTING CORP.)
WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)
WMMI (830 AM; daytime; 1 kW; SHEPHERD, MI; Owner: CENTRAL MICHIGAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
WWJ (950 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WKAR (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EAST LANSING, MI; Owner: MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY)
WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
WLDR (1210 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KINGSLEY, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WXYT (1270 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF DETROIT)
WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WOOD (1300 AM; 20 kW; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WCHB (1200 AM; 50 kW; TAYLOR, MI; Owner: RADIO ONE OF DETROIT, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Alma:

WQAC (90.9 FM; ALMA, MI; Owner: ALMA COLLEGE)
WQBX (104.9 FM; ALMA, MI; Owner: JACOM, INC.)
WUGN (99.7 FM; MIDLAND, MI; Owner: FAMILY LIFE BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC)
WCEN-FM (94.5 FM; HEMLOCK, MI; Owner: NM LICENSING LLC)
WMHW-FM (91.5 FM; MT. PLEASANT, MI; Owner: CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
WCMU-FM (89.5 FM; MOUNT PLEASANT, MI; Owner: CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIV. BD OF TRUSTES)
WJSZ (92.5 FM; ASHLEY, MI; Owner: CURWOOD BROADCASTING COMPANY, CORP.)
WHNN (96.1 FM; BAY CITY, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WCZY-FM (104.3 FM; MOUNT PLEASANT, MI; Owner: CENTRAL MICHIGAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
WRFK-LP (107.7 FM; MOUNT PLEASANT, MI; Owner: MOUNT PLEASANT BAPTIST ACADEMY)

TV broadcast stations around Alma:

WCMU-TV (Channel 14; MOUNT PLEASANT, MI; Owner: CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
W46CR (Channel 46; SAGINAW/MIDLAND, MI; Owner: YONEIDE S. DINZEY)
W61DK (Channel 61; MOUNT PLEASANT, MI; Owner: NTN/SAGINAW, INC.)
W60CO (Channel 60; MOUNT PLEASANT, MI; Owner: NTN/SAGINAW, INC.)
WJRT-TV (Channel 12; FLINT, MI; Owner: FLINT LICENSE SUBSIDIARY CORP.)
WSMH (Channel 66; FLINT, MI; Owner: WSMH LICENSEE, LLC)
WAQP (Channel 49; SAGINAW, MI; Owner: TCT OF MICHIGAN, INC.)
WNEM-TV (Channel 5; BAY CITY, MI; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
WBWM-LP (Channel 32; MOUNT PLEASANT, MI; Owner: P & P CABLE HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
WEYI-TV (Channel 25; SAGINAW, MI; Owner: WEYI BROADCASTING, LLC)
W22BH (Channel 22; CRYSTAL, MI; Owner: OMNIVISION)
W24BS (Channel 24; CRYSTAL, MI; Owner: OMNIVISION)
W26BD (Channel 26; CRYSTAL, MI; Owner: OMNIVISION)
W30BE (Channel 30; CRYSTAL, MI; Owner: OMNIVISION)
W39BO (Channel 39; CRYSTAL, MI; Owner: MID-MICHIGAN WIRELESS)
W45BC (Channel 45; CRYSTAL, MI; Owner: MID-MICHIGAN WIRELESS)
W51BX (Channel 51; CRYSTAL, MI; Owner: MID-MICHIGAN WIRELESS)
W55BZ (Channel 55; CRYSTAL, MI; Owner: MID-MICHIGAN WIRELESS)
W68CN (Channel 68; CRYSTAL, MI; Owner: MID-MICHIGAN WIRELESS)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

Alma, Michigan:

Fatal accident count: 13
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 18
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 4
Fatalities: 13
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 30
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1

Michigan average:

Fatal accident count: 134
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 208
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 50
Fatalities: 144
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 357
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 22

See more detailed statistics of Alma fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 4
Total length: 12 meters (39ft)
Total average daily traffic: 21,712
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,172
Total future (year 2018) average daily traffic: 30,516

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Alma)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Alma, MI)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 23 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2

ALMA, 3.7 Mi Ese Of, Overall height: 76.2 m, Call Sign: WML467, Licensee ID: L00128090
Assigned Frequencies : 6615.62 MHz
Grant Date: 01/23/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: Michael J Small
Registrant: Centennial Michiana License Company LLC Dba Centennial Communications
Alma, Lat: 43.374167 Lon: -84.692500, Call Sign: WQAE836, Licensee ID: L00856829
Assigned Frequencies : 956.318 MHz
Grant Date: 05/18/2004, Expiration Date: 05/18/2014, Certifier: William Pilmore
Registrant: City Of Alma

FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 5

Gratiot Community Airport, Type: Tower, Call Sign: KPE7
Assigned Frequencies : 122.800 MHz
Grant Date: 01/05/2009, Expiration Date: 02/09/2019
Registrant: City Of Alma, 525 E. Superior St, Alma, MI 48801, Phone: (989) 463-8356, Fax: (989) 463-5574, Email:
Gratiot Community Airport, Type: Tower, Overall height: 9 m, Call Sign: WNN7
Assigned Frequencies : 124.175 MHz
Grant Date: 02/03/2006, Expiration Date: 03/01/2016
Registrant: State Of Michigan, 2700 E. Airport Service Dr., Lansing, MI 48906, Phone: (517) 335-9627, Fax: (517) 321-6422, Email:
Gratiot Community Airport, Type: Building, Overall height: 3 m, Call Sign: WRLA2068
Assigned Frequencies : 75.0000 MHz
Grant Date: 06/03/2005, Expiration Date: 05/03/2015
Registrant: City Of Alma, 525 E. Superior Street, Alma, MI 48801, Phone: (989) 463-8346, Fax: (989) 463-5574, Email:
Gratiot County Airport, Type: Tower, Call Sign: WRLB3052
Assigned Frequencies : 0.32951 MHz
Grant Date: 06/30/2008, Expiration Date: 07/01/2018
Registrant: City Of Alma, 525 E. Superior Street, Alma, MI 48801, Phone: (989) 463-8346, Email:
Gratiot Community Airport, Call Sign: WRLL2034
Assigned Frequencies : 108.900 MHz
Grant Date: 03/13/2006, Expiration Date: 02/27/2016
Registrant: City Of Alma, 525 E. Superior St, Alma, MI 48801, Phone: (989) 463-8356, Fax: (989) 463-5574, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 40 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Alma)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 19 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Alma)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 67
Hazardous Condition: 22

Incident types - Alma

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