Welcome to Alma Center ...

The village of Alma Center is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alma Center, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Alma Center: Alma Ctr. (or less commonly used: Alma Cen., Alma Cent. or Alma Cntr.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Alma Center has a population of 494 people<2> (see below for details).

Alma Center is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Alma Center lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Alma Center: 715 & 534<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Alma Center had an population of 494 people. This is a decrease of 1.79% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 10.76% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Alma Center had a population of 503 people. This makes Alma Center the county's 15th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 503 people, the population of Alma Center increased 12.78% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 446 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Alma Center.

Communities near Alma Center ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Alma Center.

• Black River Falls
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Black River Falls is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,454 people
• Neillsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Neillsville is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neillsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
• Osseo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Osseo is located in Trempealeau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osseo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,671 people
• Augusta
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Augusta is located in Eau Claire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
• Blair
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Blair is located in Trempealeau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
• Fairchild
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Fairchild is located in Eau Claire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchild
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
• Taylor
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Taylor is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
• Hixton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hixton is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
• Pigeon Falls
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Pigeon Falls is located in Trempealeau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
• Lynxville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Lynxville is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynxville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Alma Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alma Center.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Alma Center. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alma Center.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Alma Center. See our Newspapers Page for Alma Center.

Adding Alma Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alma Center in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Alma Center was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alma Center.