Egmont Village
{{Short description|Settlement in Taranaki, New Zealand}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=March 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Egmont Village
| area_total_km2 = 1.44
| population_footnotes = {{NZ population data 2018||||y}}
| population_as_of = {{NZ population data 2018|||y}}
| population_total = {{NZ population data 2018|Egmont Village|y}}
| population_density_km2 = auto
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = New Zealand
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Taranaki Region
| subdivision_type2 = Territorial authority
| subdivision_name2 = New Plymouth District
| subdivision_type3 = Ward
| subdivision_name3 = {{ubl|Kōhanga Moa General Ward|Te Purutanga Mauri Pūmanawa Māori Ward}}
| subdivision_type4 = Community
| subdivision_name4 = Inglewood Community
| seat_type = Electorates
| seat = {{ubl|New Plymouth|Te Tai Hauāuru (Māori)}}
| leader_title = Territorial Authority
| leader_name = New Plymouth District Council
| leader_title1 = Regional council
| leader_name1 = Taranaki Regional Council
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| coordinates = {{coord|39|8|44|S|174|8|42|E|region:NZ|display=inline,title}}
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Egmont Village is a settlement in Taranaki, New Zealand. State Highway 3 runs through it. New Plymouth is 12 km to the north-west, and Inglewood is 6 km to the south-east. Waiwhakaiho River and Mangaoraka Stream flow past to the west and east, respectively.{{cite book|title=Reed New Zealand Atlas|year=2004|isbn=0-7900-0952-8|editor=Peter Dowling |publisher=Reed Books|pages=map 34}}{{cite book|title=The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand|year=2005|isbn=1-877333-20-4|author=Roger Smith, GeographX|publisher=Robbie Burton|pages=map 85}}
Demographics
Egmont Village is defined by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement and covers {{Convert|1.44|km2||abbr=on}}{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787|access-date=8 April 2024|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}} and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2018|Egmont Village|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2018|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Egmont Village|y}}|R}}/1.44|0}} people per km2. It is part of the larger Mangaoraka statistical area.
{{Historical populations|2006|273|2013|279|2018|327|percentages=pagr|align=left|title=Historical population for Egmont Village|source=}}
Egmont Village had a population of 327 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 48 people (17.2%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 54 people (19.8%) since the 2006 census. There were 114 households, comprising 168 males and 165 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.02 males per female, with 72 people (22.0%) aged under 15 years, 51 (15.6%) aged 15 to 29, 168 (51.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 33 (10.1%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 94.5% European/Pākehā, 7.3% Māori, 1.8% Pacific peoples, 1.8% Asian, and 0.9% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 60.6% had no religion, 29.4% were Christian, 0.9% were Buddhist and 2.8% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 45 (17.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 48 (18.8%) people had no formal qualifications. 48 people (18.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 147 (57.6%) people were employed full-time, 42 (16.5%) were part-time, and 9 (3.5%) were unemployed.{{NZ census 2018|7017073 and 7017074}}
=Mangaoraka statistical area=
Mangaoraka statistical area covers {{Convert|85.45|km2||abbr=on}} and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Mangaoraka|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Mangaoraka|y}}|R}}/85.45|0}} people per km2.
{{Historical populations|2006|1,251|2013|1,548|2018|1,818|percentages=pagr|align=left|title=Historical population for Mangaoraka|source=}}
Before the 2023 census, the statistical area had a smaller boundary, covering {{Convert|81.68|km2||abbr=on}}. Using that boundary, Mangaoraka had a population of 1,818 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 270 people (17.4%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 567 people (45.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 624 households, comprising 933 males and 888 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.05 males per female. The median age was 39.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 432 people (23.8%) aged under 15 years, 267 (14.7%) aged 15 to 29, 915 (50.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 207 (11.4%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 94.6% European/Pākehā, 10.1% Māori, 1.3% Pacific peoples, 1.0% Asian, and 2.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 10.9, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 57.1% had no religion, 32.0% were Christian, 0.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.2% were Buddhist and 1.5% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 222 (16.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 264 (19.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $37,000, compared with $31,800 nationally. 303 people (21.9%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 798 (57.6%) people were employed full-time, 246 (17.7%) were part-time, and 27 (1.9%) were unemployed.{{NZ census 2018|Mangaoraka (219300)|mangaoraka|Mangaoraka}}
Education
Egmont Village School is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|2164|y}} students as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}}{{TKI|2164|Egmont Village School}} The school was founded in 1877.{{cite book|title=Egmont Village School centennial 1877-1977|first=Bill|last=Marsh|year=1977}} The school is the location of the Egmont Village Blockhouse, a defensive building set up in 1868, due to settlers' fears during Tītokowaru's War.{{Cite Q|Q58623315}}
Further reading
=General historical works=
:*{{Cite book |first1 = Cheryl |last1 = McKercher |first2 = Ann |last2 = Holland |title = Egmont Village: 125 years |place = Inglewood, [N.Z.] |publisher = C. McKercher & A. Holland in association with Villa Photographic and Polygraphia |year = c. 2005 |isbn = 1-877332-28-3 |oclc = 156731978}}
=School=
:*{{Cite book |title = Egmont Village School: 81st jubilee, 1877-1958 |place = Egmont Village, [N.Z.] |publisher = Egmont Village School Jubilee Committee |year = 1958}}
:*{{Cite book |first = Bill |last1 = Marsh |title = Egmont Village School centennial 1877-1977 |place = Egmont Village, [N.Z.] : Stratford, [N.Z.] |publisher = The Centennial Committee ; Stratford Press |year = 1977}}