Horton, Queensland
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = town
| name = Horton
| city =
| state = qld
| image =
| caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|-25.2261|152.3197|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Horton (town centre)}}
| pop = 205
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4660
| area = 14.9
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 6.9
| dir1 = ENE
| location1 = Childers
| dist2 = 55.4
| dir2 = SSW
| location2 = Bundaberg CBD
| dist3 = 306
| dir3 = N
| location3 = Brisbane
| dist4 =
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| location4 =
| lga = Bundaberg Region
| stategov = Burnett
| fedgov = Hinkler
| maxtemp =
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| near-n = Abington
| near-ne = Abington
| near-e = Abington
| near-se = Isis River
| near-s = South Isis
| near-sw = South Isis
| near-w = Doolbi
| near-nw = North Isis
}}
Horton is a rural town and locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|16326|Horton|town in Bundaberg Region|access-date=6 March 2022}}{{cite QPN|44728|Horton|locality in Bundaberg Region|access-date=6 March 2022}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Horton had a population of 205 people.
Geography
The Bruce Highway forms the southern boundary of the locality.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=21 June 2022}}
History
The town was possibly named after sugar planter George Horton.
A Methodist Church was opened in Horton in 1886. Due to the decline of the Horton township the church was subsequently{{When|date=September 2021}} 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.{{Cite web|date=2015|title=Planning Scheme Policy for Heritage and Neighbourhood Character|url=https://formstmp.bundaberg.qld.gov.au/uploads/BRPS_Schedule_6.2_PSP_for_Heritage_and_Neighbourhood_Character_(with_Place_Cards)_Adopted_Version_5_0.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316070533/https://formstmp.bundaberg.qld.gov.au/uploads/BRPS_Schedule_6.2_PSP_for_Heritage_and_Neighbourhood_Character_(with_Place_Cards)_Adopted_Version_5_0.pdf|archive-date=16 March 2021|access-date=7 September 2021|website=Bundaberg Regional Council|pages=94–95}}
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.{{cite book |last=Kerr |first=John |title=Triumph of narrow gauge : a history of Queensland Railways |date=1990 |publisher=Boolarong Publications |isbn=978-0-86439-102-5 |page=224-225}} Horton railway station was at {{coord|-25.2249|152.3150|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Horton railway station}} and has been dismantled.{{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 line closed in 1964.
Horton State School opened about 1888. In 1900, it was renamed Doolbi State School. The school closed in 1953.{{Citation|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|author1=Queensland Family History Society|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=Queensland Family History Society|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}} It was at 204 Goodwood Road,{{Cite web |date=1943 |title=Cordalba |url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-cordalba-1943.jpg |access-date=21 June 2022 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map |archive-date=21 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621085249/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-cordalba-1943.jpg |url-status=live }} now the site of the clubhouse of the Isis Golf Club in neighbouring Doolbi.{{Cite web |title=History of the club |url=http://www.isisgolfclub.com.au/about-club/history/ |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=Isis Golf Club |archive-date=16 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316021130/http://isisgolfclub.com.au/about-club/history/ |url-status=live }}
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, the locality of Horton had a population of 158 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC31378|name=Horton (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Horton had a population of 205 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL31364|name=Horton (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
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.
References
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External links
{{commons category|Horton, Queensland}}
- {{cite web|url=http://queenslandplaces.com.au/horton|title=Horton|publisher=Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland|website=Queensland Places}}
- [https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-horton-1975.jpg Town map of Horton, 1975]
{{Bundaberg Region}}
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