Almena is a village in Barron County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 705 at the 2020 census. A post office called Almena has been in operation since 1888. The village's name is an amalgamation of Albert and Wilhelmina, the names of a first settler and his wife. Almena was platted in 1891. The name Almena came about after the federal …Almena is a village in Barron County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 705 at the 2020 census. A post office called Almena has been in operation since 1888. The village's name is an amalgamation of Albert and Wilhelmina, the names of a first settler and his wife. Almena was platted in 1891. The name Almena came about after the federal government rejected the name "Lightning City" for a post office, which was derived from the nearby Lightning Creek.
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