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Alma is located on State Route 35, about 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Wabasha, Minnesota. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.9 square miles (20.46 km 2), of which, 5.31 square miles (13.75 km 2) are land and 2.59 square miles (6.71 km 2) are covered by water. [8]
Alma Town Hall. Alma (/ ˈ ɑː l m ə / AHL-mə) [1] is a town in Buffalo County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 297 at the 2010 census. [2] The city of Alma is located along the western town line. The unincorporated community of Tell is located in the town.
Location of Alma in Buffalo County, Wisconsin. FIPS code: 55-01225 Own work, based on concept by Arkyan, using Census Bureau Tiger GIS data and a custom fork of Kartography adapted for this purpose, available at: Source: Own work by the original uploader: Author: DemocraticLuntz
Buffalo County was settled primarily by Swiss, German, and Norwegian immigrants who were drawn to the area by the growing lumber industry, fertile soils, access to the Mississippi, and available land. By 1848, a second community was established called Twelve Mile Bluff, which is now known as Alma. Soils of Buffalo County
For a more detailed discussion, see Administrative divisions of Wisconsin#Town. Frequently a village or city may have the same name as a town. As of 2006, Wisconsin had 1,260 towns, some with the same name. This list of towns and their respective counties is current as of 2002, per the Wisconsin Department of Administration.
Alma is a town in Jackson County, Wisconsin in the United States. The population was 983 at the 2000 census . The Village of Alma Center is located within the town.
State Trunk Highway 121 (often called Highway 121, STH-121 or WIS 121) is a 45.07-mile (72.53 km) state highway in Buffalo, Trempealeau, and Jackson counties in the west-central area of the US state of Wisconsin that runs east–west from Gilmanton to near Alma Center.
Wisconsin Department of Administration. List of Wisconsin municipalities in alphabetical order; Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Wisconsin Cities, Villages, Townships and Unincorporated Places Listing; Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2013-2014 - state and local government statistics