Higginsville, Western Australia

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Higginsville
Western Australia
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Higginsville
Higginsville, Western Australia
Coordinates 31°45′00″S121°43′00″E / 31.75000°S 121.71667°E / -31.75000; 121.71667
Population19 (SAL 2021) [1]
Established1907
Postcode(s) 6443
Area1,025.4 km2 (395.9 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Coolgardie
State electorate(s) Eyre
Federal division(s) O'Connor

Higginsville is a town in the Goldfields-Esperance Region of Western Australia. [2] According to the 2016 census, Higginsville had a population of 66.

The town was gazetted in 1907 and is believed to have been named after the prospector Patrick Justice Higgins. [2]

The town is located on the Esperance Branch Railway, west of Lake Cowan. The currently active Higginsville Gold Mine is located nearby.

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Higginsville (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 History of country town names - H Archived 12 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine Landgate website, accessed: 25 January 2010