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Higginsville, Western Australia

Coordinates: 31°45′00″S 121°43′00″E / 31.75000°S 121.71667°E / -31.75000; 121.71667
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Higginsville
Western Australia
Higginsville is located in Western Australia
Higginsville
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Coordinates31°45′00″S 121°43′00″E / 31.75000°S 121.71667°E / -31.75000; 121.71667
Population19 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1907
Postcode(s)6443
Area1,025.4 km2 (395.9 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Coolgardie
State electorate(s)Eyre
Federal division(s)O'Connor

Higginsville is a town in the Goldfields-Esperance Region of Western Australia.[2] According to the 2016 census, Higginsville had a population of 66.

The town was gazetted in 1907 and is believed to have been named after the prospector Patrick Justice Higgins.[2]

The town is located on the Esperance branch railway, west of Lake Cowan. The currently active Higginsville Gold Mine is located nearby.

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References

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Higginsville (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b History of country town names - H Archived 12 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine Landgate website, accessed: 25 January 2010