Midgenoo, Queensland
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2017}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = town
| name = Midgenoo
| city =
| state = qld
| image =Midgenoo QLD 4854, Australia - panoramio.jpg
| caption =View across the fields to distant mountains, Midgenoo, 2013
| coordinates = {{coord|-17.8947|145.9605|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Midgenoo (town centre)}}
| pop = 76
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4854
| area = 7.5
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 6.9
| dir1 = NE
| location1 = Tully
| dist2 = 47.1
| dir2 = SSW
| location2 = Innisfail
| dist3 = 135
| dir3 = S
| location3 = Cairns
| dist4 = 213
| dir4 = NNW
| location4 = Townsville
| dist5 = 1657
| dir5 = NNW
| location5 = Cairns
| lga = Cassowary Coast Region
| stategov = Hill
| fedgov = Kennedy
| maxtemp =
| mintemp =
| rainfall =
| near-n = Feluga
| near-ne = East Feluga
| near-e = East Feluga
| near-se = Merryburn
| near-s = Birkalla
| near-sw = Birkalla
| near-w = Bulgun
| near-nw = Feluga
}}
Midgenoo is a rural town and locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|22010|Midgenoo|town in Cassowary Coast Region|accessdate=26 December 2020}}{{cite QPN|45730|Midgenoo|locality in Cassowary Coast Region|accessdate=26 December 2020}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Midgenoo had a population of 76 people.
Geography
The town is north of centre within the locality. This land is flat (approx 20 metres above sea level) and is used for crops, principally sugarcane.{{Queensland Globe|accessdate=30 July 2017}}
The Bruce Highway and North Coast railway line traverse the locality from south-west to north, passing through the town. Midgenoo railway station ({{coord|-17.8955|145.9611|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Midgenoo railway station}}) once served the town but now is abandoned.{{Cite QPN|22011|Midgenoo|railway station in Cassowary Coast Region|accessdate=30 July 2017}}{{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}} There are also sugarcane tramways in the locality.
History
File:Aboriginal stockmen Digby Denham and Old Mango at Midgenoo 1916 (17239414382).jpg
The town's name Midgenoo is taken from the Midgenoo railway station and is reportedly an Aboriginal word for a local tree.
Midgenoo State School opened in 1923 and closed in 1933.{{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}}
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, the locality of Midgenoo had a population of 51 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC31846|name=Midgenoo (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Midgenoo had a population of 76 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL31829|name=Midgenoo (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
There are no schools in Midgneoo. The nearest government primary school is Feluga State School in neighbouring Feluga to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Tully State High School in Tully to the south. There is also a Catholic primary school in Tully.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=21 December 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}
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External links
{{Commons category|Midgenoo, Queensland}}
- {{cite web|url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-midgenoo-1975.jpg|title=Town map of Midgenoo|date=1975|publisher=Queensland Government}}
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