Morton Vale, Queensland
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}
{{Use Australian English|date=December 2017}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Morton Vale
| city =
| state = qld
| image =
| caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|-27.4852|152.3833|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Morton Vale (centre of locality)}}
| pop = 114
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4343
| area = 15.2
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 16.5
| dir1 = NW
| location1 = Gatton
| dist2 = 51.3
| dir2 = E
| location2 = Toowoomba
| dist3 = 53.3
| dir3 = WNW
| location3 = Ipswich
| dist4 = 90.5
| dir4 = W
| location4 = Brisbane
| lga = Lockyer Valley Region
| stategov = Lockyer
| fedgov = Wright
| near-n = Lockyer Waters
| near-ne = Lockyer Waters
| near-e = Kentville
| near-se = Glenore Grove
| near-s = Lake Clarendon
| near-sw = Lake Clarendon
| near-w = Spring Creek
| near-nw = Spring Creek
|elevation=80}}
Morton Vale is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|44978|Morton Vale|locality in Lockyer Valley Region|accessdate=27 December 2020}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Morton Vale had a population of 114 people.
Geography
The locality is bounded to west by Main Green Swamp Road, to east partly by Nangara Road and Lyne Road, and to the south partly by Lake Clarendon Road.
Green Swamp is a wetland in the north-west of the locality ({{coord|-27.4699|152.3712|type:waterbody_region:AU-QLD|name=Green Swamp}}).{{cite QPN|14753|Green Swamp|wetland in Lockyer Valley Regional|accessdate=27 December 2020}}
The land is relatively flat, approximately {{Convert|80|m||abbr=}} above sea level. The land use is irrigated crop growing in the south-east of the locality with the rest of the locality mostly used for grazing on native vegetation.
History
The locality is believed to be named after a local farmer George Morton who leased land in the area in 1904.
Lake Clarendon Lower State School opened on 9 March 1914 but was renamed Morton Vale State School within a few months of opening. It closed on 11 December 1981.{{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}} The school was at 10 Morton Vale School Road ({{Coord|-27.5005|152.39084|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Morton Vale State School (former)}}).{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=1974|title=Parish of Clarendon|url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-clarendon-1974.jpg|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116210159/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-clarendon-1974.jpg|archive-date=16 January 2021|access-date=16 January 2021|website=|publisher=Queensland Government|type=Map}} As at January 2021, the school building is still standing.{{Google maps|url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-27.5001851,152.3909604,3a,37.5y,188.85h,90.96t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sfswPBFYVUj0PJAT8xsfodg!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo0.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DfswPBFYVUj0PJAT8xsfodg%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D177.7157%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i13312!8i6656|title=Morton Vale State School (former): Street View|access-date=17 January 2021|mode=}}
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Morton Vale had a population of 143 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC31942|name=Morton Vale (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Morton Vale had a population of 114 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL31924|name=Morton Vale (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
There are no schools in Morton Vale. The nearest primary schools are Kentville State School in neighbouring Kentville to the east, Glenore Grove State School in neighbouring Glenore Grove to the south-east and Lake Clarendon State School in Lake Clarendon to the south-west. The nearest secondary school is Lockyer District State High School in Gatton to the south-west.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=16 January 2021}}