Alma, Victoria

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Alma
Victoria
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Alma
Coordinates 37°1′38″S143°40′40″E / 37.02722°S 143.67778°E / -37.02722; 143.67778 Coordinates: 37°1′38″S143°40′40″E / 37.02722°S 143.67778°E / -37.02722; 143.67778
Population201 (2016 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 3465
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Central Goldfields
State electorate(s) Ripon
Federal division(s) Mallee

Alma is a town 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. [2]

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. [3] (closed 1969), and proclaimed in 1891. It had a peak population of 2,109.

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Alma (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 August 2020. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Alma (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
  3. Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List , retrieved 6 March 2021