Buxton, Victoria
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| Population: | 396 (2006) [1] |
| Postcode: | 3711 |
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| LGA: | Shire of Murrindindi |
| State District: | Seymour |
| Federal Division: | McEwen |
Buxton is a small town 104 kilometres (65 mi) north-east of Melbourne in the Australian state of Victoria. At the 2006 Census, Buxton had a population of 396.
The district around Buxton was significantly impacted by the Black Saturday Bushfires. It was isolated for several days with no telephone or power.
Today Buxton remains a small township, with a general store, a fishing and outdoors store, a town hall, a primary school, and several bed and breakfasts. It has an active Country Fire Authority Station with one tanker and one slip-on unit. As at 2009, the Marysville Police station had been located in Buxton following the Black Saturday fires.
The Buxton Primary School opened in 1875. Buxton Post Office opened on 1 February 1873. [2]
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- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Buxton (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC25275&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-09-17.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11
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Coordinates: 37°25′23″S 145°42′32″E / 37.423°S 145.709°E
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