Town of Alma, New York

Alma
(Allegany County)

Almond
(Allegany County)

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The Town of Alma is located in Allegany County.

Alma is 770 feet [234.7 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Alma lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Wisconsin has a community that is also named Alma.

At the time of the 2000 Census, the Town of Alma had a population of 847 people ^<2> (or 1.7% of the total population of Allegany County).

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Alma had a population of 831 people. This is a decrease of 1.89% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Alma.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	831	-1.89%	+0.61% since 2007
2007	826	-2.48%	-0.12% since 2006
2006	827	-2.36%	-0.12% since 2005
2005	828	-2.24%
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2000	847	The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

Community	Direction	Distance ^<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Alfred	NE	17 mi [27.36 km]	6,018	17.08% increase
Alfred	NE	18 mi [28.97 km]	4,843	22.48% increase
Amity	N	11 mi [17.7 km]	2,166	3.52% decrease
Andover	NE	13 mi [20.92 km]	1,865	4.11% decrease
Bolivar	W	5 mi [8.05 km]	2,115	4.86% decrease
Cuba	NW	16 mi [25.75 km]	3,323	2.03% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Alma.

The Commemorative
Quarter for
New York ^<4>

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Footnotes

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alma - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<2>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Alma. - Return to Citation
<3>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Alma and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<4>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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