Hurdon
{{short description|Suburb of New Plymouth, New Zealand}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=February 2021}}
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{{Infobox New Zealand suburbs
| name = Hurdon
| city1 = New Plymouth
| ward = {{ubl|Kaitake-Ngāmotu General Ward|Te Purutanga Mauri Pūmanawa Māori Ward}}
| council = New Plymouth District Council
| area = 520
| population = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Hurdon|y}}
| popref = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2||||y}}
| popdate = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y}}
| coordinates = {{coord|39|5|13|S|174|3|8|E|type:city|display=it}}
| map = {{infobox mapframe|coord={{coord|39|5|13|S|174|3|8|E}}|zoom=13}}
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{{Adjacent place
| centre = Hurdon
| north = Westown
| northeast = Frankleigh Park
| east = Ferndale
| southeast =
| south =
| southwest =
| west = Whalers Gate
| northwest = Marfell
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Hurdon is a suburb of New Plymouth, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the southwest of the city centre.{{cite book|title=North Island Provincial Town Maps|publisher=Wises Maps|edition=5th|page=92}}
An early settler of the area was Peter Elliot, who arrived on the Amelia Thompson in 1841. He established the first dairy in New Plymouth, which he called Hurdon. A school was established in his barn in 1853.{{cite web|url=http://www.frankley.school.nz/index_files/about_profile/location.html |title=Our History - Three Phases of Frankley School and Key events |publisher=Frankley School |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014024929/http://frankley.school.nz/index_files/about_profile/location.html |archivedate=2008-10-14 }}
Demographics
Hurdon covers {{Convert|5.20|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 2023 SA2|Hurdon|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Hurdon|y}}|R}}/3.77|0}} people per km2.
{{Historical populations|2006|1,851|2013|2,088|2018|2,220|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=}}
Before the 2023 census, the suburb had a smaller boundary, covering {{Convert|3.77|km2||abbr=on}}. Using that boundary, Hurdon had a population of 2,220 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 132 people (6.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 369 people (19.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 870 households, comprising 1,062 males and 1,158 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.92 males per female. The median age was 42.1 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 438 people (19.7%) aged under 15 years, 384 (17.3%) aged 15 to 29, 972 (43.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 429 (19.3%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 89.7% European/Pākehā, 12.0% Māori, 1.5% Pacific peoples, 4.6% Asian, and 1.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 17.7, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 46.9% had no religion, 40.9% were Christian, 0.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.7% were Hindu, 0.5% were Muslim, 0.4% were Buddhist and 1.8% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 363 (20.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 321 (18.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $32,200, compared with $31,800 nationally. 312 people (17.5%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 873 (49.0%) people were employed full-time, 285 (16.0%) were part-time, and 57 (3.2%) were unemployed.{{NZ census 2018|Hurdon (217900)|hurdon|Hurdon}}
Education
Frankley School is a coeducational contributing primary (years 1-6) school with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|2168|y}} students as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}}{{TKI|2168|Frankley School}} The school started as Frankley Road School in 1878. A new two-room school replaced it in 1910. The school moved to its current site in 1969.
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External links
- [http://www.frankley.school.nz Frankley School website]
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