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Alma is a city in Gratiot County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 9,275 at the 2000 census. It was incorporated as the Village of Alma in 1872 and became a city in 1905.

Alma's claims to fame include the annual Highland Festival which brings members of Scottish clans and interested onlookers together for a weekend of Highland dancing, bagpipes, kilts, and camaraderie. The Highland Festival is held each year over Memorial Day weekend. Alma College, a small liberal-arts institution of approximately 1,300 students, is located in town and focuses on multidisciplinary learning in a residential setting.

Alma is the birthplace of world-renowned modernist architect Ralph Rapson.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 14.1 km² (5.5 mi²). 13.9 km² (5.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.83%) is water.

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