Alma, Victoria
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| Coordinates: 37°1′38″S 143°40′40″E / 37.02722°S 143.67778°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
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| Population | |
| • Total | 201 (2016 census)[2] |
| Postcode | 3465 |
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.[3]
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.[4] (closed 1969), and proclaimed in 1891. It had a peak population of 2,109.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Alma (Vic.) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 6 March 2021