Alma, Nova Scotia

Last updated November 28, 2025

Alma is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Pictou County.^[1]^[2] It is named after the Battle of Alma which occurred in 1854 during the Crimean War.^[1]^[3] Alma has an estimated population of 290 as of 2024.

It is on Nova Scotia Trunk 4 which was formerly part of the Trans-Canada Highway until being bypassed by Nova Scotia Highway 104 in the late 1990s.

References

1 2 Fergusson, C. Bruce (1967). Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, N.S.: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 6. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
↑ "Alma". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 27 November 2025.
↑ Brown, Thomas J. (1922). Place-Names of the Province of Nova Scotia . Halifax, N.S.: Royal Print & Litho. p. 8 – via Wikisource.

45°34′35″N62°45′52″W / 45.57639°N 62.76444°W / 45.57639; -62.76444 (Alma, Nova Scotia)

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[names-1] 1 2 Fergusson, C. Bruce (1967). Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, N.S.: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 6. Retrieved 27 November 2025.

[cnbg-2] "Alma". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 27 November 2025.

[brown-3] Brown, Thomas J. (1922). Place-Names of the Province of Nova Scotia . Halifax, N.S.: Royal Print & Litho. p. 8 – via Wikisource.

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