Arthurton

Arthurton
South Australia
Arthurton
Coordinates 34°15′30″S 137°45′20″E / 34.2582°S 137.7555°E / -34.2582; 137.7555Coordinates: 34°15′30″S 137°45′20″E / 34.2582°S 137.7555°E / -34.2582; 137.7555
Population 295 (2006 census)[1]
Established 1876
Time zone ACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST) ACDT (UTC+10:30)
LGA(s) Yorke Peninsula Council
State electorate(s) Goyder[2]
Federal Division(s) Grey[3]
Localities around Arthurton:
Agery Agery/Sunnyvale Kainton
Weetulta Arthurton Clinton Centre
Maitland Maitland Winulta
Footnotes Adjoining localities[4]

Arthurton is a settlement in the Australian state of South Australia.[5] At the 2006 census, Arthurton had a population of 295.[1]

Arthurton was surveyed in 1876. It was named after Arthur, the son of South Australian Governor Anthony Musgrave,[6] who insisted on this name after it had already been named "Kalkabury".[7]

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Arthurton (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  2. ↑ "Federal electoral division of Grey" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Goyder electorate boundaries as of 2014". ELECTORAL COMMISSION SA. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "New Ward Structure 2014". Yorke Peninsula Council. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "2905.0 - Statistical Geography: Volume 2 -- Census Geographic Areas, Australia, 2006". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
  6. ↑ "Property Location Browser Report, Placename Details: Arthurton". Property Location Browser gazetteer. Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. 17 October 2013. SA0003323. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Manning index of place names". State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 22 June 2015.


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