Alma, Kansas

Alma is a city in Wabaunsee County, Kansas, United States.[8] It is also the county seat of Wabaunsee County. In 2010, 832 people lived there.[9]

Alma, Kansas
City and County seat
Brandt Hotel (2017)
Brandt Hotel (2017)
Nickname(s): 
"City of Native Stone Set in the Foothills"[1]
Location within Wabaunsee County and Kansas
Location within Wabaunsee County and Kansas
KDOT map of Wabaunsee County (legend)
KDOT map of Wabaunsee County (legend)
Coordinates: 39°0′56″N 96°17′21″W
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyWabaunsee
Incorporated1869[2]
Government
[2]
 • TypeMayor–Council
 • MayorMaurice Baker
Area
[3]
 • Total0.60 sq mi (1.55 km2)
 • Land0.58 sq mi (1.51 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
1,106 ft (337 m)
Population
 (2010)[4]
 • Total832
 • Estimate 
(2018)[5]
779
 • Density1,331.62/sq mi (514.46/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
66401, 66501
Area code785
FIPS code20-01350 [6]
GNIS ID0476598 [7]
WebsiteCity Website

History

19th century
Missouri Street in Alma (1901)

The first house in Alma was built in 1867.[10]

In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a railroad from Topeka through Alma to Herington.[11] The Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway closed in 1891. It was taken over by Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway, which shut down in 1980. This railroad of the former Rock Island Railroad was sold to the Southern Pacific Railroad. The Southern Pacific Railroad later merged into the Union Pacific. Union Pacific operates and owns the railroad today. Most locals still call this railroad the "Rock Island".

The city was named after either the city of Alma, Germany, or for a stream in Ukraine.[12]

Geography

The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 0.59 square miles (1.53 km2). Of that, 0.58 square miles (1.50 km2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water.[13]

People
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1880362—
18901,125210.8%
1900966−14.1%
19101,0104.6%
1920789−21.9%
19308112.8%
1940776−4.3%
1950716−7.7%
196083817.0%
19709058.0%
19809252.2%
1990871−5.8%
2000797−8.5%
20108324.4%
2018 (est.)779[5]−6.4%
U.S. Decennial Census
1915 Railroad Map of Wabaunsee County

Alma is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.

2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 832 people, 342 households, and 212 families living in Alma.[4]

References
  1. "City of Alma, Kansas". City of Alma, Kansas. Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
  2. "City of Alma". The League of Kansas Municipalities. May 26, 2019.
  3. "2018 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Nov 1, 2019.
  4. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  5. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  6. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  7. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  8. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  9. "2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
  10. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. p. 65. ISBN 9780722249055.
  11. "Rock Island Rail History". Archived from the original on 2011-06-19. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
  12. "Profile for Alma, Kansas, KS". ePodunk. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
  13. "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2012-01-25. Retrieved 2012-07-06.

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