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A village of 705 people in Wisconsin
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Conserved land10%75 of 724 acres
Trails1.6 mi1.5 mi per sq mi
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Panoram(a) of the home of John Till, Almena, Wis1909
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Panoram(a) of the home of John Till, Almena, Wis, 1909

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About Almena

Village in Wisconsin, United States
705Population
1.1 sq miArea
1,211 ftElevation

Almena is a village in Barron County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 705 at the 2020 census.

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ZIP code54805
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2worse than WI

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 30 are too close to call.

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Mayo Clinic Health System-NorthlandBarron · 9.7 mi · ER · rural critical access
Northlakes--Turtle LakeTurtle Lake · 6.3 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careNo shortage
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
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Natural hazards in Almena

16
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Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 16% of U.S. communities.

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School Grade C

The public schools Almena’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 70% of Wisconsin’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

DistrictBarron Area School DistrictSchools1

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Nearest: Turtle Lake Public LibraryTurtle Lake · 5.3 miles · 42 hrs a week

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Wikimedia Commons · Map: The original uploader was Bumm13 at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0

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