Horton, Queensland

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Horton
Queensland
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Population 158 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density 10.60/km2 (27.46/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4660
Area 14.9 km2 (5.8 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Bundaberg Region
State electorate(s) Burnett
Federal Division(s) Hinkler
Localities around Horton:
North Isis Abington Abington
Doolbi Horton Abington
South Isis South Isis Isis River

Horton is a rural town and locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, the locality of Horton had a population of 158 people.[1]

Geography

The Bruce Highway forms the southern boundary of the locality.[4]

History

The town was possibly named after sugar planter George Horton.[2][3]

A Methodist Church was opened in Horton in 1886. Due to the decline of the Horton township the church was subsequently[when?] moved to Childers. It became the Childers Uniting Church in June 1977 following the amalgamation of the Methodist Church into the Uniting Church in Australia in 1977. It is now listed on the Bundaberg Heritage Register.[5]

The first section of the Isis railway line branched from the North Coast railway line at Goodwood. It opened to Childers on 31 October 1887 with intermediate stations at Bootharh, Horton and Doolbi.[6] Horton railway station was at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. and has been dismantled.[7] The line closed in 1964.

Horton State School opened about 1888. In 1900, it was renamed Doolbi State School. The school closed in 1953.[8] It was at 204 Goodwood Road,[9] now the site of the clubhouse of the Isis Golf Club in neighbouring Doolbi.[10]

In the 2016 census, the locality of Horton had a population of 158 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Horton. The nearest government primary school is Childers State School in Childers to the west. The nearest government secondary school is Isis District State High School, also in Childers.[4]

References

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