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Alma
Missouricity
Alma
Total population
450
Median home value
$155,000
Bachelor's+
Median income
$68,750
Founded
1878
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
- Frost Advisory · MinorFrost Advisory issued October 16 at 1:51AM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Source: NOAA National Weather Service.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Alma is a city in Lafayette County, Missouri, and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area within the United States. The population was 400 at the 2020 census.
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History
Alma was laid out in 1879 when the railroad was extended to that point. A post office called Alma has been in operation since 1879. The community has the name of Alma Woodson, the daughter of one of the founders.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Alma, MO from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves182
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves178
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves172
- Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves169
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves164
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves150
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves132
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves123
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- GRANDVIEW ELEM.Elementary · HIGGINSVILLE · 457 students · 13.4:1 ratio
- CONCORDIA ELEM.Elementary · CONCORDIA · 276 students · 12:1 ratio
- CONCORDIA HIGHHigh · CONCORDIA · 191 students · 10.1:1 ratio
- SANTA FE HIGHHigh · ALMA · 172 students · 11.5:1 ratio
- SANTA FE ELEM.Elementary · WAVERLY · 162 students · 10.1:1 ratio
- WAVERLY REGIONAL YOUTH CTR.High · WAVERLY · 34 students · 11.3:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Missouri
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Alma
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire BISON, Osage, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-21 · 216 mi
- Wildfire B.B, Osage, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-06 · 219 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET