Map of Alpena town, Arkansas

Alpena /ælˈpiːnə/ is a town in Boone and Carroll counties in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The population was 374 at the 2020 census.

The Boone County portion of Alpena is part of the Harrison Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Alpena town overview:
Name:	Alpena town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Arkansas
County:	Boone County, Carroll County
Elevation:	1,142 ft (348 m)
Total Area:	1.34 sq mi (3.47 km²)
Land Area:	1.33 sq mi (3.45 km²)
Water Area:	0.01 sq mi (0.01 km²)
Total Population:	374
Population Density:	280.57/sq mi (108.36/km²)
ZIP code:	72611
Area code:	870
FIPS code:	0501060
GNISfeature ID:	0076166

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History

Alpena Pass was founded in 1908 on top of a graveyard shortly after the Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad was built through Boone County. In the 1950s, the word “pass” was dropped from the name, thus creating the current name, Alpena.

At the time of the town’s founding, the town of Carrollton was in decline. Many of the buildings of Carrollton were disassembled, moved and reassembled at Alpena Pass. MADtv’s Rice and Beans Tour once came through the town, doing a tongue-in-cheek exposé about rural America. They encountered a seemingly drug-intoxicated woman and had an interview with the “mayor”.