Walton, New Zealand
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Walton Community Church | |
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Region | Waikato |
Territorial authority | Matamata-Piako District |
Ward | Matamata Ward |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 1,278 |
Walton is a settlement in New Zealand. It is sited at the junction of Walton Road and Morrinsville Walton Road, in the Central Waikato Region.
The Walton Golf Club is 2 kilometres from the centre of the village.
Industry[]
The area is predominantly dairying with some maize growing and meat chicken farming. A large thoroughbred horse stud also has its base there.
Industry is small consisting mainly of small service industries but there is a large grain drying plant sited next to the railway line.
Railway[]
Walton had a flag station on the East Coast Main Trunk,[2] opened from Morrinsville to Tīrau (then called Oxford) on Monday 8 March 1886[3] by the Thames Valley & Rotorua Railway Co. New Zealand Railways Department took over the line on 1 April 1886.[4] There was a 14 ft (4.3 m) by 8 ft (2.4 m) shelter shed, a 40 ft (12 m) by 30 ft (9.1 m) shed, cattle yards and a cottage. By 1896 a platform, cart approach, loading bank, sheep yards and a passing loop for 21 wagons had been added. The loop had been extended to 38 by 1911 and 65 by 1964.
Walton station closed to passengers on 2 February 1981 and to goods on 29 March 1981, except private siding traffic and was closed completely on Monday 3 November 1986.[3] There is now only a single track through the station site.[5] There are passing loops at Kereone,[6] 5.73 km (3.56 mi) to the north and at Hemopo[7] 13.26 km (8.24 mi) to the east.[8]
Geography[]
To the east of Walton is the community of Wardville.
Demographics[]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2006 | 1,311 | — |
2013 | 1,221 | −1.01% |
2018 | 1,278 | +0.92% |
Source: [1] |
The statistical area of Richmond Downs-Wardville, which at 207 square kilometres is much larger than this settlement, had a population of 1,278 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 57 people (4.7%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 33 people (-2.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 468 households. There were 663 males and 615 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.08 males per female. The median age was 34.4 years, with 273 people (21.4%) aged under 15 years, 273 (21.4%) aged 15 to 29, 585 (45.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 147 (11.5%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 83.8% European/Pākehā, 15.7% Māori, 1.2% Pacific peoples, 4.5% Asian, and 0.7% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).
The proportion of people born overseas was 13.6%, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people objected to giving their religion, 49.3% had no religion, 39.7% were Christian, 0.2% were Hindu, 0.0% were Muslim, 0.2% were Buddhist and 0.9% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 156 (15.5%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 207 (20.6%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $40,200. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 558 (55.5%) people were employed full-time, 201 (20.0%) were part-time, and 39 (3.9%) were unemployed.[1]
In 1916, Walton had a population of 320[10]
In 2013, the population was 129, and this is expected to be stable through to 2045.[11]
Education[]
Walton School is a co-educational state primary school for students Year 1 to 6,[12] with a roll of 127 as of November 2021.[13]
The school has existed since 1896.[14]
Notable people[]
- Judith Collins National Party politician
- Sue Moroney Labour Party politician
References[]
- ^ a b c "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Richmond Downs-Wardville (174500). 2018 Census place summary: Richmond Downs-Wardville
- ^ "Walton". nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Scoble, Juliet (2010). "Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations" (PDF). Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand.
- ^ "Stations" (PDF). NZR Rolling Stock Lists. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Walton Rd". Google Maps. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Kiwitahi Railway Road". Google maps. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Old Te Aroha Rd". Google Maps. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas (First ed.). Quail Map Co. 1965. pp. 3 & 4.
- ^ Yonge, John Roger; Company, Quail Map (1993). New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas. Quail Map Company. ISBN 9780900609923.
- ^ "Report on the results of a census of the population of the Dominion of New Zealand taken for the night of the 15th October, 1916". www3.stats.govt.nz.
- ^ "Matamata-Piako District Detailed Population and Dwelling Projections to 2045" (PDF). Matamata-Piako District Council. February 2015. p. 4. Archived from the original on 26 January 2019.
- ^ Education Counts: Walton School
- ^ "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
- ^ "History of the Walton School and district (archive record)". National Library. January 1971. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- Populated places in Waikato
- Matamata-Piako District