Hodgson, Queensland
{{for|the locality in the Towooomba Region|Hodgson Vale, Queensland}}
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{{Infobox Australian place
| type = town
| name = Hodgson
| city =
| state = qld
| image = Royal Hotel in Hodgson, circa 1886.jpg
| caption = Royal Hotel in Hodgson, circa 1886
| coordinates = {{coord|-26.5605|148.6247|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Hodgson (town centre)}}
| pop = 95
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4455
| area = 23.4
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 19.8
| dir1 = W
| location1 = Roma
| dist2 = 287
| dir2 = WNW
| location2 = Dalby
| dist3 = 370
| dir3 = WNW
| location3 = Toowoomba
| dist4 = 561
| dir4 = W
| location4 = Brisbane
| lga = Maranoa Region
| stategov = Warrego
| fedgov = Maranoa
| maxtemp =
| mintemp =
| rainfall =
| near-n = Bungeworgorai
| near-ne = Bungeworgorai
| near-e = Bungeworgorai
| near-se = Mount Abundance
| near-s = Mount Abundance
| near-sw = Mount Abundance
| near-w = Mount Bindango
| near-nw = Bungeworgorai
}}
Hodgson is a rural town and locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|15967|Hodgson|town in Maranoa Region|accessdate=28 December 2020}}{{cite QPN|47428|Hodgson|locality in Maranoa Region|accessdate=28 December 2020}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Hodgson had a population of 95 people.
Geography
The Warrego Highway and the Western Railway Line both run along the southern boundary of the locality.{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Hodgson+QLD+4455/@-26.5601878,148.5957462,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x6bba10d1f70612ab:0x400eef17f20a490!8m2!3d-26.5613646!4d148.6218107!5m1!1e4|title=Hodgson, Queensland|access-date=1 October 2021}} The locality is served by Hodgson railway station ({{coord|-26.5767|148.6223|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Hodgson railway station}}).{{Cite web |date=2 October 2020 |title=Railway stations and sidings - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd |archive-date=5 October 2020 |access-date=5 October 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=Queensland Government}}
The town is situated in roughly the centre of the locality. North Hodgson is a neighbourhood north of the town ({{coord|-26.55|148.6166|type:city_region:AU-QLD|name=North Hodgson}}).{{cite QPN|24653|North Hodgson|locality unbounded in Maranoa Regional|access-date=7 March 2022}}
The land use is mostly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing.
History
The town was named after pastoralist and politician Arthur Hodgson.
Hodgson Provisional School opened on 1 February 1876. On 1 September 1884, it became Hodgson State School. It closed in 1964.{{Citation|author1=Queensland Family History Society|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=Queensland Family History Society|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}
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.{{cite news |date=20 May 1949 |title=Hodgson Memorial Hall Opening To-morrow Night |page=1 |newspaper=Western Star |issue=6310 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article97533808 |via=National Library of Australia |accessdate=21 June 2022 |archive-date=21 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621075126/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97533808 |url-status=live }} Between 350 and 400 people attended the opening.{{cite news |date=27 May 1949 |title=ALL ROADS LED TO HODGSON |page=1 |newspaper=Western Star |issue=6311 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article97533889 |via=National Library of Australia |accessdate=21 June 2022 |archive-date=21 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621075135/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97533889 |url-status=live }}
Hodgson Community Church opened on Sunday 31 July 1949. As Hodgson had never had a church, the community led by Mrs Knowles raised funds to build a church which could be used by any religious denomination.{{cite news |date=29 July 1949 |title="COMMUNITY" CHURCH AT HODGSON |page=2 |newspaper=Western Star |issue=6320 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article97534652 |via=National Library of Australia |accessdate=21 June 2022 |archive-date=21 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621075130/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97534652 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |date=2 August 1949 |title=COMMUNITY CHURCH OPENED AT HODGSON |page=1 |newspaper=Western Star |issue=17 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article97534717 |via=National Library of Australia |accessdate=21 June 2022 |archive-date=21 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621075136/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97534717 |url-status=live }} 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.{{Cite web |last=Blake |first=Thom |title=Hodgson Community Church |url=https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p.php?id=4798 |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=Queensland religious places database |archive-date=21 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621075143/https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p.php?id=4798 |url-status=live }}{{Cite journal |last=Marshall |first=Robert |date=2017 |title=Historical snippets of The Salvation Arm in the south-western region of Queensland |url=https://issuu.com/salvos/docs/ajsah_vol_2_iss_2/42 |journal=Australasian Journal of Salvation Army History |volume=2 |issue=2 |pages=40-52 |via=Issuu |access-date=21 June 2022 |archive-date=21 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621080745/https://issuu.com/salvos/docs/ajsah_vol_2_iss_2/42 |url-status=live }}
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, the locality of Hodgson had a population of 61 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC31357|name=Hodgson (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Hodgson had a population of 95 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL31344|name=Hodgson (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
There are no schools in the locality. The nearest primary and secondary school is Roma State College in Roma to the east and Mitchell State School in Mitchell to the west.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=21 June 2022}}
Amenities
Hodgson Soldiers Memorial Hall is in Ernest Street ({{Coord|-26.5600|148.6240|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Hodgson Memorial Hall}}).{{Cite web |title=Hodgson Soldiers Memorial Hall |url=https://www.facebook.com/Hodgson-Soldiers-Memorial-Hall-1671067253161940/ |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=Facebook |language=en |archive-date=21 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621075109/https://www.facebook.com/Hodgson-Soldiers-Memorial-Hall-1671067253161940/ |url-status=live }}
Hodgson Monumental Cemetery is in Hopewell Lane ({{coord|-26.5574|148.6164|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Hodgson Monumental Cemetery}}).{{Cite web |date=12 November 2020 |title=Cemetery Areas - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/2baca5c3-a111-4fbc-86c9-3b896884438b |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115100513/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/2baca5c3-a111-4fbc-86c9-3b896884438b |archive-date=15 November 2020 |access-date=12 November 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=Queensland Government}}
References
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External links
{{commons category|Hodgson, Queensland}}
- {{cite web|date=1983|title=Town map of Hodgson|url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-hodgson-1983.jpg|publisher=Queensland Government}}
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