Dows Creek
| Dows Creek Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Dows Creek | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°05′56″S 148°45′50″E / 21.0988°S 148.7638°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 146 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4754 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 33.1 km2 (12.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Mackay Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mirani | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Capricornia | ||||||||||||||
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Dows Creek is a locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] Langdon is a neighbourhood within the locality (21°06′00″S 148°46′00″E / 21.1000°S 148.7667°E).[3]
History
Langdon's Creek State School opened in 1921 and closed in 1930.[4][5]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Dows Creek (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Dows Creek – locality in Mackay Region (entry 46776)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "Langdon – unbounded locality in the Mackay Region (entry 18951)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "PUBLIC WORKS EXPENDITURE". Daily Standard. Queensland, Australia. 10 April 1920. p. 3. Retrieved 18 January 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
