Karron, Queensland
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Australian English|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Karron
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| state = qld
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| coordinates = {{coord|-17.5709|141.7919|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title}}
| pop = 0
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4871
| area = 2452.5
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| lga = Shire of Croydon
| stategov = Traeger
| fedgov = Kennedy
| near-n = Howitt
| near-ne = Howitt
| near-e = Croydon
| near-se = Blackbull
| near-s = Blackbull
| near-sw = Blackbull
| near-w = Normanton
| near-nw = Howitt
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Karron is a locality in the Shire of Croydon, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|41769|Karron|locality in Shire of Croydon|accessdate=5 May 2019}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Karron had "no people or a very low population".
Geography
Karron is in the Gulf Country in Far North Queensland. A number of creeks including Walker Creek, Fish Hole Creek, Wills Creek, and Rocky Creek, flow from west to east through the locality. These creeks all become tributaries of the Norman River which enters the Gulf of Carpentaria at Karumba.{{Queensland Globe|accessdate=5 May 2019}}
The principal land use is cattle grazing. There are three large pastoral stations which occupy Karron: Mutton Hole pastoral station ({{Convert|665|km2||abbr=}} in the west of the locality, Clotilda pastoral station ({{Convert|646|km2||abbr=}}) in the south-east, and Miranda Downs pastoral station ({{Convert|4380|km2||abbr=}}) in the north-east extending into neighbouring Howitt.
History
Although not officially stated, the locality presumably takes its name from the Karron pastoral station, which is not within the locality's boundaries but is immediately adjacent in neighbouring Blackbull. The pastoral station probably takes its name from the Carron River which flows through the property. The river in turn is named after William Carron who was second in command of the Edmund Kennedy expedition in 1848.{{cite QPN|6361|Carron River|accessdate=24 November 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://queenslandhistory.blogspot.com.au/2011/03/far-north-queensland-place-names-ca-ch.html|title=Far North Queensland Place names ca - ch|date=21 March 2011|accessdate=20 October 2014}} Carron was the expedition botanist and one of the three survivors of the venture.{{cite web|url=https://web.esrc.unimelb.edu.au/NQAR/biogs/E000884b.htm|title=Kennedy, Edmund Besley Court, 1818-1848|date=18 August 2011|publisher=Guide to Sources for North Queensland History|accessdate=20 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020134907/https://web.esrc.unimelb.edu.au/NQAR/biogs/E000884b.htm|archive-date=20 October 2014|url-status=dead}}
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Karron had "no people or a very low population".{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC31506|name=Karron (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Karron had "no people or a very low population".{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL31491|name=Karron (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}