Alma | |
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  Alma | |
| Coordinates: 37°1′38″S 143°40′40″E / 37.02722°S 143.67778°E / -37.02722; 143.67778 | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
| LGA | |
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| Population | |
| • Total | 195 (2021 census)[1] |
| Postcode | 3465 |
Alma is a locality in Victoria, Australia, along the Maryborough – St Arnaud Road, west of Maryborough. In the 2021 census, Alma and the surrounding area had a population of 195.[1]
Alma began as a gold-mining settlement and was named after the Battle of Alma in the Crimean War. It was surveyed in 1860, the Post Office opening on 1 July 1861.[2] (closed 1969), and proclaimed in 1891. It had a peak population of 2,109.
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Alma (suburb and locality)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
- Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 6 March 2021