| Official Name: | Alba, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Label: | Alba |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Antrim |
| Subdivision Type3: | Townships |
| Subdivision Name3: | Chestonia and Star |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1876 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.07 |
| Area Land Km2: | 7.07 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.73 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.73 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 287 |
| Population Density Km2: | 40.66 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 105.32 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1178 |
| Coordinates: | 44.9747°N -84.9686°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49611 |
| Area Code: | 231 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 619894 |
Alba is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in Antrim County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 287 at the 2020 census.
Located just north of Mancelona along U.S. Route 131, Alba is divided between Star Township on the east and Chestonia Township on the west.
Alba was first settled as a flag station named Cascade along the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad in 1876. At the time, it was part of Forest Home Township, Michigan. A post office opened on December 4, 1877, and the village was platted the next year. The name was changed to Alba in 1884 after local entertainer Alba Haywood.[2]
The community of Alba was listed as a newly-organized census-designated place for the 2010 census, meaning it now has officially defined boundaries and population statistics for the first time.[3]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Alba CDP has an area of 2.73sqmi, all land.[1]
Alba consists of 128 households, of which the median income is $79,808. The employment rate is 84.2%. The population of Alba is approximately 94% White, 0.6% Black, 0.3% Hispanic or Latino, and 3.4% are two or more races[4]