Kanigan, Queensland

Kanigan
Queensland
Kanigan; Queensland
	Kanigan
Coordinates	25°55′40″S 152°35′10″E / 25.9277°S 152.5861°ECoordinates: 25°55′40″S 152°35′10″E / 25.9277°S 152.5861°E
Population	114 (2016 census)
• Density	5.11/km2 (13.24/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4570
Area	22.3 km2 (8.6 sq mi)
LGA(s)	Fraser Coast Region; Gympie Region;
State electorate(s)	Gympie
Federal Division(s)	Wide Bay
	Suburbs around Kanigan:

Kanigan (pronounced kan-i-an)^{[citation needed]} is a rural locality split between the Fraser Coast Region and the Gympie Region, both in Queensland, Australia.^[2]^[3] In the 2016 census Kanigan had a population of 114 people.^[1]

History[]

Kannagan Provisional School opened on 6 July 1896. By 1898 the spelling of the name had changed to be Kanighan Provisional School. On 1 January 1909 it became Kanighan State School. About 1946 the spelling changed to Kanigan State School. It closed in 1959.^[4]

In the 2016 census Kanigan had a population of 114 people.^[1]

Geography[]

Deacons Creek rises in the southern part of the locality and flows through to the north-east, where it exits. Mount Kanigan is in the north-west of the locality.^[5]

Road infrastructure[]

The Bruce Highway runs along the eastern boundary.

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kanigan (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
^ "Kanigan – locality in Fraser Coast Region (entry 46741)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
^ "Kanigan – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46412)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
^ Google (20 August 2021). "Kanigan, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 20 August 2021.

This Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

[Census2016-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kanigan (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

[qpnl-2] "Kanigan – locality in Fraser Coast Region (entry 46741)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2017.

[qpnl2-3] "Kanigan – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46412)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2017.

[qfhs-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

[5] Google (20 August 2021). "Kanigan, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 20 August 2021.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]