Clintonvale, Queensland
| Clintonvale Queensland | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sunset and moonrise over Main Range National Park seen from Clintonvale, Queensland, 2021 | |||||||||||||||
  Clintonvale | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°05′45″S 152°07′11″E / 28.0958°S 152.1197°ECoordinates: 28°05′45″S 152°07′11″E / 28.0958°S 152.1197°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 74 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.932/km2 (5.00/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4370 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 38.3 km2 (14.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Southern Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Southern Downs | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
Clintonvale is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Clintonvale had a population of 74 people.[1]
Geography[]
The Cunningham Highway passes through the locality from north-east (Gladfield) to south-west (Glengallan).[3]
History[]
The locality was named after Henry E. Clinton, the roads superintendent who oversaw the building of the Warwick-Spicers Gap road in the 1860s.[2][4]
Ross's Corner Provisional School opened at Cunningham Junction on 22 July 1907. On 1 January 1909 it became Ross's Corner State School. In 1915 it was renamed Clinton Vale State School, eventually Clintonvale State School. It closed in 2001.[5]
References[]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Clintonvale (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Clintonvale – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 45915)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "Spicers Gap Road Conservation Park (entry 601732)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 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
 | This Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
- Southern Downs Region
- Localities in Queensland
- Southern Downs Region geography stubs