Alma
A city in Gratiot County, Michigan — population 8,807 as of 2020.
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News in Alma
Forest Hill Nature Area Breaks Ground on New Building
Michael MacDonald Herald Editor Ground has been broken at Forest Hill Nature Area, the 90-acre outdoor classroom north of Alma, on a $5 million building that will let more school groups visit at once and keep lessons going through inclement weather. The Gratiot-Isabella Regional…
Real Estate & DevelopmentAlma College students will share findings from their summer research on Pine River conditions during Healthy Pine River’s membership meeting next Thursday. The presentation will cover the waterway’s health and sustainability, followed by questions from those attending. The…
Education
Alma Plant Overhaul to Close Washington Avenue
Rosemary Horvath Herald Correspondent Alma motorists will learn to avoid Washington Avenue on the northeast side of town once construction on the city’s wastewater treatment plant begins in late October. The street thoroughfare separates the north and south sections of the plant…
Transportation
Transmission Line Listening Session Set for Monday
ITC Michigan will hold an open house Monday in Alma to collect public input on possible routes for a new 55-mile transmission line through western and northern Gratiot County. It runs from noon to 7 p.m. Oct. 5, at the Doig Conference Center, 1200 Wright Ave in Alma. Residents…
Events
Maurine Ockert – Obituary
Maurine Verna “Mo” Ockert, 89, of Allegan, passed away Wed., Sept. 23, 2026, at Briarwood Assisted Living, Allegan. A Celebration of Life will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes St. Louis, from 1-4 P.M. on Sat., Oct. 10, 2026. Burial will take place at Riverside Cemetery,…
Obituaries
Richard Kaufman – Obituary
Richard Henry Kaufman “Dick,” also lovingly known as Papa Dickie, Grrrouch, Grandpa, and Dad, passed away on Sept. 21, 2026, at the Michigan Masonic Home in Alma, at the age of 90. He was born in Alma, on Dec. 2, 1935, to Burdell Davis Kaufman and Russell Newman Kaufman. He was a…
ObituariesIn and around Alma
See & do
- Academy of Performing Arts Studio, LLC
- Alan J. Stone Center for Recreation
- Alma College Library
- Alma Downtown Historic District
- Alma Mountain Bike Trail
Eat, drink & stay
- Alma Brewing Co
- Alma College Hospitality and Conference Services
- BIGGBY COFFEE
- Bravehearts Pub
- Alma Motel
Shops & services
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Alma by the numbers
- Area
- 5.89 sq mi (15.26 km²), 0.16 sq mi water
- Median age
- 33.1
- Households
- 3,545
- Persons per household
- 2.2
- Median household income
- $53,307
- Median house value
- $115,900
- Office
- CITY ASSESSOR
- Address
- 525 E SUPERIOR ST, ALMA, MI 48801