Alma, Victoria

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.[1]

Alma
Victoria
Alma
Coordinates37°1′38″S 143°40′40″E
Population692 (2006 census)[1]
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 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.[2] (closed 1969), and proclaimed in 1891. It had a peak population of 2,109.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Alma (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
  2. Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008



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