Hodgson, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 26°33′38″S 148°37′29″E / 26.5605°S 148.6247°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 23.4 km2 (9.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 95 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 4.060/km2 (10.51/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4455 | ||||||||||||
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Hodgson is a rural town and locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Hodgson had a population of 95 people.[1]
Geography
The Warrego Highway and the Western Railway Line both run along the southern boundary of the locality.[4] The locality is served by Hodgson railway station (26°34′36″S 148°37′20″E / 26.5767°S 148.6223°E).[5]
The town is situated in roughly the centre of the locality. North Hodgson is a neighbourhood north of the town (26°33′00″S 148°37′00″E / 26.55°S 148.6166°E).[6]
The land use is mostly for livestock grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing.[7]
History
The town was named after landowner and politician Arthur Hodgson.[2]
Hodgson Provisional School opened on 1 February 1876. On 1 September 1884, it became Hodgson State School. It closed in 1964.[8]
Hodgson Soldier's Memorial Hall was officially opened on Saturday 21 May 1949. It was erected in memory of Hodgson residents who had died in military service during World War I and World War II.[9]
Hodgson Community Church opened on Sunday 31 July 1949.[10][11] It was in Hodgson Lane North. Circa 1990, the church was relocated to be used as a hall at the rear of the Salvation Army church in Roma.[12][13]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, the locality of Hodgson had a population of 61 people.[14]
In the 2021 census, the locality of Hodgson had a population of 95 people.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Hodgson (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- 1 2 "Hodgson – town in Maranoa Region (entry 15967)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ↑ "Hodgson – locality in Maranoa Region (entry 47428)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ↑ "Hodgson, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ↑ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ↑ "North Hodgson – locality unbounded in Maranoa Regional (entry 24653)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ↑ "Hodgson Memorial Hall Opening To-morrow Night". Western Star. No. 6310. Queensland, Australia. 20 May 1949. p. 1. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ ""COMMUNITY" CHURCH AT HODGSON". Western Star. No. 6320. Queensland, Australia. 29 July 1949. p. 2. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "COMMUNITY CHURCH OPENED AT HODGSON". Western Star. No. 17. Queensland, Australia. 2 August 1949. p. 1. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ Blake, Thom. "Hodgson Community Church". Queensland religious places database. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ↑ Marshall, Robert (2017). "Historical snippets of The Salvation Arm in the south-western region of Queensland". Australasian Journal of Salvation Army History. 2 (2): 40–52. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022 – via Issuu.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Hodgson (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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