Alma, Victoria

Alma
Alma; Victoria
	Alma
Coordinates	37°1′38″S 143°40′40″E / 37.02722°S 143.67778°E
Population	201 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)	3465
Location	174 km (108 mi) NW of Melbourne ; 78 km (48 mi) N of Ballarat ; 93 km (58 mi) SE of Bendigo ; 7 km (4 mi) W of Maryborough ;
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.

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Alma (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Alma (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 10 January 2021

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

[ABS-2] Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Alma (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 March 2010.

[a-3] Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 10 January 2021

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