Arthurton, South Australia

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Arthurton
South Australia
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Arthurton
Coordinates 34°15′38″S137°45′15″E / 34.26062°S 137.754196°E / -34.26062; 137.754196 Coordinates: 34°15′38″S137°45′15″E / 34.26062°S 137.754196°E / -34.26062; 137.754196 [1]
Population148 (2016 census) [2]
Established25 January 1877 (town)
27 May 1999 (locality) [3] [1]
Time zone ACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST) ACDT (UTC+10:30)
LGA(s) Yorke Peninsula Council
Region Yorke and Mid North [4]
County Daly [1]
State electorate(s) Narungga [5]
Federal division(s) Grey [6]
Localities around Arthurton:
Agery Agery
Sunnyvale 		Kainton
Weetulta Arthurton Clinton Centre
Maitland Maitland Winulta
FootnotesAdjoining localities [1]

Arthurton is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia. [1] At the 2016 census, Arthurton had a population of 148. [2]

Arthurton was established on 25 January 1877. [3] [1] It was named after Arthur, the son of South Australian Governor Anthony Musgrave, [1] who insisted on this name after it had already been named "Kalkabury". [7]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Search results for "Arthurton, LOCB" with the following datasets selected – 'Suburbs and localities', 'Counties', 'Government Towns', 'Hundreds', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  2. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Arthurton". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 May 2019. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. 1 2 Musgrave Jun., A. (25 January 1877). "Untitled proclamation re the Township of Arthurton" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 168. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "Yorke and Mid North SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  5. ↑ Narungga (Map). Electoral District Boundaries Commission. 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Federal electoral division of Grey" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Manning index of place names". State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 22 June 2015.


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