Maclagan, Queensland

Maclagan
Queensland
Maclagan
Coordinates 27°05′02″S 151°38′06″E / 27.0838°S 151.635°E / -27.0838; 151.635Coordinates: 27°05′02″S 151°38′06″E / 27.0838°S 151.635°E / -27.0838; 151.635
Population 342 (2011 census)[1]
 • Density 3.972/km2 (10.288/sq mi)
Established c1890
Postcode(s) 4352
Area 86.1 km2 (33.2 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s) Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s) Nanango
Federal Division(s) Groom
Localities around Maclagan:
Moola Rangemore
North Maclagan		 Upper Cooyar Creek
Malling Maclagan Nutgrove
Quinalow Peranga Woodleigh
Narko

Maclagan is a town and a locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2011 census, Maclagan and the surrounding area had a population of 342.[1]

Geography

Maclagan is a small town on the Darling Downs, 80 km (49.7 mi) north-west of Toowoomba and 45 km (28 mi) east of Dalby.

History

Otto von Bismarck
Ewen George Sinclair-Maclagen

The township of Maclagan was surveyed in 17 May 1889. The town was originally named Bismark after Otto von Bismarck until 1916 when it was renamed Maclagan due to the anti-German sentiment during World War I.[4] The township was then renamed Maclagan in honour of Brigadier Ewen George Sinclair-Maclagan (1868-1948). Bismark Street is still a street in the town.

Amenities

Maclagan has a post office and general store, a small museum, a butcher, a kindergarten and a park.

References

  1. 1 2 "Census 2011 Quickstat". Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "Maclagan - town in Toowoomba Region (entry 20481)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Maclagan - locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47993)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Queensland Place names". Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.

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