North Maclagan
Queensland
North Maclagan is located in Queensland
North Maclagan
North Maclagan
Coordinates27°01′47″S 151°40′59″E / 27.0297°S 151.6830°E / -27.0297; 151.6830 (North Maclagan (centre of locality))
Population5 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.38/km2 (0.98/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4352
Area13.2 km2 (5.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Nanango
Federal division(s)Groom
Suburbs around North Maclagan:
Rangemore Rangemore Rangemore
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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. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "North Maclagan (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. 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


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