Alma, Illinois

About Alma

Set in the southern part of Illinois, Alma is a tiny community with an estimated population of 305.

Officially, Alma is an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 1.13 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 270 residents per square mile.

📰 Alma News Today

• 2026 08/20 – Denny C. Osborne southernillinoisnow.com · Aug 14
• PHOTO GALLERY: Alma Mater sporting Illini jersey ahead of Final Four games - news-gazette.com news-gazette.com · Aug 4
• Obituary information for Corkie A. Mueller - Lockart-Green Funeral Homes Lockart-Green Funeral Homes · Apr 13
• Barn destroyed by fire in rural Alma southernillinoisnow.com · Aug 12
• Incredible scene outside Alma Mater after Illinois punches Final Four ticket The Champaign Room · Mar 28

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What Makes Alma Unique

• One of 11 places in the US named Alma — but the Illinois one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in southern Illinois, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Illinois — one of 1,461 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

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