History · Alma

Alma’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Alma. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from the U.S. Census

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 30 people in 2010, 30 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1984.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Alma yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

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Before
2000
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Then & now

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