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Everton, Victoria

Coordinates: 36°25′0″S 146°32′0″E / 36.41667°S 146.53333°E / -36.41667; 146.53333
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Everton
Victoria
Everton Hotel
Everton is located in Rural City of Wangaratta
Everton
Everton
Coordinates36°25′0″S 146°32′0″E / 36.41667°S 146.53333°E / -36.41667; 146.53333
Population203 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3678
Location
LGA(s)Rural City of Wangaratta
State electorate(s)Ovens Valley
Federal division(s)Indi

Everton is a small town located 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Wangaratta in northeast Victoria, along the Great Alpine Road. At the 2016 census, Everton and the surrounding area had a population of 203.[1]

Attractions of the town and area include the Murray to the Mountains Rail Trail (a sealed off-road bicycle path offering 95 kilometres (59 mi) of cycling along former railway tracks), wineries, and the Victorian High Country.

Everton Post Office opened in 1876 and closed in 1965. An earlier Everton office opened on 8 May 1873, was renamed Everton Station in 1876, Everton Rail around 1909, Everton Upper in 1922 and also closed in 1965.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "2016 Census QuickStats Everton". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  2. ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2008-04-11