Alma, Missouri

About Alma

Alma is a tiny community in western Missouri counting 395 people who proudly call it home.

Alma holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.28 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,411 residents per square mile.

📰 Alma News Today

• Obituary for Alma Lee Sevier at Sweet Springs - Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home · Oct 8
• Amendment 7 is a gamble Missouri doesn't need | Opinion Columbia Daily Tribune · Oct 9
• Alma Stevens Obituary (2026) - Centralia, MO - Fenton-Kendrick Funeral Home - Centralia Legacy | Obituary · Oct 7
• Santa Fe High School (Alma, MO) Girls Basketball MaxPreps · Sep 16
• ALMA HOLDING ANNUAL INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION THIS WEEK KMMO · Jun 24

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📰 Local News

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What Makes Alma Unique

• One of 11 places in the US named Alma — but the Missouri one has a character all its own.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.28 sq mi.
• Positioned in western Missouri, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Alma

• Alma Central Park reviews ★
• Alma Lions Club Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Alma

• SANTA FE HIGH

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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