Arthurton, South Australia

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Arthurton
South Australia
Population295 (2006 census)[1]
Established1876
Time zoneACST (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
FootnotesAdjoining localities[4]

Arthurton is a settlement in the Australian state of South Australia.[6] 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,[7] who insisted on this name after it had already been named "Kalkabury".[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c Bureau of Meteorology max
  6. ^ "2905.0 - Statistical Geography: Volume 2 -- Census Geographic Areas, Australia, 2006". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Manning index of place names". State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 22 June 2015.