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
- ALMA HOLDING ANNUAL INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION THIS WEEK KMMO · Jun 24
- Santa Fe High School (Alma, MO) Girls Basketball MaxPreps · Jul 8
- Family behind Jack Stack plans massive facility to get more KC barbecue to the masses Startland News · Jul 29
- Alma Jean Walker Obituary April 24, 2026 Serenity Funeral Home | Kansas City, MO · Apr 24
- Wendell Wayne Roehrs Warren County Record · Jul 17
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
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
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.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateMissouri
TypeCity
Population (2024)395
Rank in state#516 of 938
Land area0.28 sq mi
Density1,411/sq mi
Coordinates39.0964, -93.5478