Higginsville, Western Australia
Higginsville | |
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  Higginsville | |
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| Coordinates: 31°45′00″S 121°43′00″E / 31.75000°S 121.71667°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Western Australia |
| LGA | |
| Location | |
| Established | 1907 |
| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
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| Area | |
• Total | 1,025.4 km2 (395.9 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 19 (SAL 2021)[2] |
| Postcode | 6443 |
Higginsville is a town in the Goldfields-Esperance Region of Western Australia.[3] 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.[3]
The town is located on the Esperance branch railway, west of Lake Cowan. The currently active Higginsville Gold Mine is located nearby.
See also
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Higginsville (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Higginsville (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b History of country town names - H Archived 12 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine Landgate website, accessed: 25 January 2010
