Alma, Victoria
Alma is a locality in Victoria, Australia, along the Maryborough – St Arnaud Road, west of Maryborough. In the 2006 census, Alma and the surrounding area had a population of 692.
| Alma Victoria | |
|---|---|
Alma | |
| Coordinates | 37°1′38″S 143°40′40″E |
| Population | 201 (2016 census) |
| Postcode(s) | 3465 |
| Location | |
| LGA(s) | Shire of Central Goldfields |
| State electorate(s) | Ripon |
| Federal division(s) | Mallee |
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. (closed 1969), and proclaimed in 1891. It had a peak population of 2,109.
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