| North Maclagan Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  North Maclagan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°01′47″S 151°40′59″E / 27.0297°S 151.6830°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 5 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.38/km2 (0.98/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4352 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 13.2 km2 (5.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Groom | ||||||||||||||
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North Maclagan is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census North Maclagan had a population of 5 people.[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]
In the 2016 census North Maclagan had a population of 5 people.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "North Maclagan (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- 1 2 "North Maclagan – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48027)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ↑ "Queensland Place names". Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
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