Alma
Victoria
Alma is located in Shire of Central Goldfields
Alma
Alma
Coordinates37°1′38″S 143°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 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.[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.

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Alma (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  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


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