North Maclagan is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, North Maclagan had "no people or a very low population".[1]

History

The locality is named for being north of the town of Maclagan. The town was originally named Bismarck after Otto von Bismarck. Due to the anti-German sentiment during World War I, the town was renamed Maclagan in honour of Brigadier Ewen George Sinclair-Maclagan in 1916.[2][3]

Maclagan North State School opened on 12 September 1922. It closed on 4 May 1962.[4]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, North Maclagan had a population of 5 people.[5]

In the 2021 census, North Maclagan had "no people or a very low population".[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "North Maclagan (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "North Maclagan – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48027)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Queensland Place names". Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  4. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "North Maclagan (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Maclagan,_Queensland
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