Verran, South Australia

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Verran
South Australia
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Verran
Coordinates 33°51′07″S136°18′53″E / 33.852063°S 136.314747°E / -33.852063; 136.314747 [1]
Population88 (2016 census) [2]
Established30 July 1914 (town)
23 December 1998 (locality) [3] [4]
Abolished29 October 1970 (town) [5]
Postcode(s) 5603 [6]
Elevation53 m (174 ft)railway station [7]
Time zone ACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST) ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location241 km (150 mi) west of Adelaide
LGA(s) District Council of Cleve [1]
Region Eyre Western [8]
County Jervois [1]
State electorate(s) Flinders [9]
Federal division(s) Grey [10]
Mean max temp [11] Mean min temp [11] Annual rainfall [11]
22.6 °C
73 °F		11.5 °C
53 °F		357.2 mm
14.1 in
Suburbs around Verran:
Hincks Rudall
Cleve 		Cleve
Hincks Verran Arno Bay
Hincks
Wharminda 		Wharminda
Port Neill 		Arno Bay
FootnotesLocation [6]
Adjoining localities [1]

Verran is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the Eyre Peninsula about 241 kilometres (150 miles) west of the state capital of Adelaide. [6] Its name is derived from the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Verran, which was named for former Premier John Verran. [12]

Verran began as a government town surveyed during May 1914 and proclaimed by Governor Galway on 30 July 1914. The government town was declared to “cease to exist” on 29 October 1970. Boundaries for the locality were created in December 1998 and include the “ceased Government Town of Verran.” [1] [3] [5]

The Verran Siding School opened in 1913 and closed in 1941. [12] A postal receiving office opened at Verran on 21 June 1912, became a post office in June 1915, and closed on 29 February 1972. [13]

The principal land use within the locality is ‘primary production’ which mainly concerned with "grazing and cropping." It also includes the protected area known as the Verran Tanks Conservation Park. [14] [1]

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Verran had 88 people living within its boundaries. [2]

Verran is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district of Flinders and the local government area of the District Council of Cleve. [10] [9] [1]

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