Higginsville, Western Australia

Higginsville
Western Australia
Higginsville
Coordinates 31°45′00″S 121°43′00″E / 31.75000°S 121.71667°E / -31.75000; 121.71667Coordinates: 31°45′00″S 121°43′00″E / 31.75000°S 121.71667°E / -31.75000; 121.71667
Population 64 (2006 census)[1]
Established 1907
Postcode(s) 6443
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Coolgardie
State electorate(s) Eyre
Federal Division(s) O'Connor

Higginsville is an abandoned town in the Goldfields-Esperance Region of Western Australia.[2] At the 2006 census, Higginsville had a population of 64.[1]

The town was gazetted in 1907 and is believed to have been named after the prospector Patrick Justice Higgins.[2]

The town, now abandoned, is located on the Esperance Branch Railway, west of Lake Cowan. The currently active Higginsville Gold Mine is located nearby.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Higginsville (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  2. 1 2 History of country town names - H Landgate website, accessed: 25 January 2010
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