Welcome to Almena ...

The city of Almena is located in Norton County<1>.

The location of Almena has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Almena, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Almena has a population of 379 people<3> (see below for details).

Almena is 2,150 feet [655 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Almena is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Almena is located in the (785) area code.

The ZIP code for Almena: 67622<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Almena had an population of 379 people. This is a decrease of 7.11% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 19.19% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Almena had a population of 408 people (or 7.19% of the total population of Norton County). This makes Almena the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Almena represents 0.01% of the population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 321st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 408 people, the population of Almena decreased 13.01% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 469 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Almena.

Communities Also Named Almena ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Almena - they are located in Michigan and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Almena.

Communities near Almena ...

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

• Norton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
  • Norton is located in Norton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <6>
• Beaver City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
  • Beaver City is located in Furnas County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver City <6>
• Logan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • Logan is located in Phillips County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <6>
• Stamford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
  • Stamford is located in Harlan County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamford <6>
• Prairie View
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
  • Prairie View is located in Phillips County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
• Long Island
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
  • Long Island is located in Phillips County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
• Edmond
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
  • Edmond is located in Norton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
  • Edmond has also been known as:
  • Edmond City
• Stuttgart
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuttgart
  • Stuttgart is located in Phillips County
• Densmore
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Densmore
  • Densmore is located in Norton County
• Oronoque
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoque
  • Oronoque is located in Norton County

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 Almena. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Almena.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Almena. 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 Almena.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Almena. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Almena.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Almena ...

Looking for more information about Almena? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Almena, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Almena.

Adding Almena to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Almena 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 for Almena was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Almena post office opened in 1872.

We also found Almena in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Almena.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Almena. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Norton County: www.nortoncountyks.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/