Horseshoe Lagoon, Queensland

Horseshoe Lagoon is a rural locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Horseshoe Lagoon had a population of 217 people.[1]

Horseshoe Lagoon
Queensland
Horseshoe Lagoon
Coordinates19.5662°S 147.1416°E / -19.5662; 147.1416
Population217 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density2.422/km2 (6.273/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4809
Area89.6 km2 (34.6 sq mi)
LGA(s)Shire of Burdekin
State electorate(s)Burdekin
Federal Division(s)Dawson
Suburbs around Horseshoe Lagoon:
Giru Giru Jerona
Shirbourne Horseshoe Lagoon Barratta
Majors Creek Upper Haughton Barratta

History

The locality was named and bounded on 23 February 2001.[2] It is presumably named after the small lagoon in the west of the locality, which is locally known as Horseshoe Lagoon (now protected within the Horseshoe Lagoon Conservation Park).[3][4]

gollark: I prefer to spend my time building stuff, like the Overkill Reactor 5000.
gollark: _doesn't like it_
gollark: This is the main reason I am interested in my own pack - I don't want to do combat much and my computer/server are *not good*.
gollark: Then disassemble the entire thing to spin it round, or aim it with fans, though that *may* have been patchinated.
gollark: Just point and burn down forests.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Horseshoe Lagoon (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Horseshoe Lagoon - locality in Shire of Burdekin (entry 42289)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  4. "Horseshoe Lagoon Conservation Park - Burdekin Shire (entry 39493)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 November 2018.


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