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{{for|the lake in Victoria, Australia|Gippsland Lakes}}
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{{Infobox Australian Place | type = town
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
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{{Infobox Australian place | type = town
| name = Lake King
| name = Lake King
| state = wa
| state = wa
| image =
| image = Lake King Agencies.jpg
| caption =
| caption = Lake King Agencies, 2015
| lga = [[Shire of Lake Grace]]
| lga = [[Shire of Lake Grace]]
| local_map = yes
| zoom = 9
| coordinates = {{coord|33.085|S|119.689|E|display=inline,title}}
| postcode = 6356
| postcode = 6356
| est = 1936
| est = 1936
| pop = <!--leave blank to draw the latest automatically from Wikidata-->
| pop = 219 (2006 Census) <ref>{{Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC54491|name=Lake King (State Suburb)|quick=on|accessdate=2008-09-30}}</ref>
| area = {{cvt |input=P2046}}
| elevation= 344
| elevation= 344
| maxtemp =
| mintemp =
| rainfall =
| stategov = [[Electoral district of Roe|Roe]]
| stategov = [[Electoral district of Roe|Roe]]
| fedgov = [[Division of O'Connor| O'Connor]]
| fedgov = [[Division of O'Connor|O'Connor]]
| dist1 = 464
| dist1 = 464
| dir1 = East South East
| dir1 = ESE
| location1= [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]]
| location1= [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]]
| dist2 = 64
| dist2 = 64
| dir2 = North West
| dir2 = NW
| location2= [[Ravensthorpe, Western Australia|Ravensthorpe]]
| location2= [[Ravensthorpe, Western Australia|Ravensthorpe]]
| dist3 = 114
| dist3 = 114
| dir3 = East
| dir3 = E
| location3=[[ Lake Grace, Western Australia|Lake Grace]]
| location3=[[Lake Grace, Western Australia|Lake Grace]]
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'''Lake King''' is a town in the eastern [[Wheatbelt (Western Australia)|Wheatbelt]] region of [[Western Australia]], {{convert|464|km|mi|0}} from [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] along [[List of road routes in rural and remote Western Australia#40|State Route 40]] between [[Kelmscott, Western Australia|Kelmscott]] and [[Ravensthorpe, Western Australia|Ravensthorpe]]. As of 2016, the town had a population of 95.<ref name=Census2016Y>{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC50813|name=Lake King (State Suburb) |accessdate=4 May 2020|quick=on}}</ref> The 2011 census recorded both the population of the town and the surrounding area for a population of 332.<ref name=Census2011Y>{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC50423|name=Lake King (State Suburb) |accessdate=4 May 2020|quick=on}}</ref>


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Lake King is named after a nearby lake which in turn was named after the [[Surveyor General]] of Western Australia, [[Henry Sandford King]], by Marshall Fox, District Surveyor (Narrogin).
'''Lake King''' is a town located in the Eastern [[Wheatbelt (Western Australia)|Wheatbelt]] region of [[Western Australia]], {{convert|464|km|mi|0}} from [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] along ''State Route 107'' between [[Wagin, Western Australia|Wagin]] and [[Ravensthorpe, Western Australia|Ravensthorpe]].


In 1926, following completion of an initial land classification survey of the Lake King district that defined 230,000 acres as suitable for settlement,<ref>{{cite news |title=Land Classification |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/156973995 |access-date=4 May 2020 |work=Great Southern Leader |date=15 October 1926 |location=Pingelly, WA |page=8}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Land Settlement |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/38029249 |access-date=4 May 2020 |work=Western lMail |date=4 November 1926 |location=Perth, WA}}</ref> a large official inspection party was led by [[Surveyor General of Western Australia|Surveyor General]] John Percy Camm, Sydney Stubbs ([[Western Australian Legislative Assembly|MLA]] Wagin), Edwin Wilkie Corboy (MLA Yilgan), and James Cornell ([[Western Australian Legislative Council|MLC]] South Province).<ref>{{cite news |title=Lake King |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/257768089 |access-date=4 May 2020 |work=The Wagin Argus and Arthur, Dumbleyung, Lake Grace Express |date=1 October 1926 |pages=3–4}}</ref> The area was surveyed and access roads built during 1927, and land released in 1928 at prices from 4/6 to 16/- per acre.<ref>{{cite news |title=Government Land |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/211758634 |access-date=4 May 2020 |work=Bruce Rock Post and Corrigin and Narembeen Guardian |date=30 March 1928 |page=6}}</ref> The town struggled through the [[Great depression|depression]] but thrived in the [[World War II|postwar]] years on the back of high [[wool]] and [[wheat]] prices.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lakeking.com.au/history.htm|title=The history of Lake King|year=2006|access-date=29 September 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080721125419/http://www.lakeking.com.au/history.htm|archive-date=21 July 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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Lake King is named after a nearby lake which in turn was named after the [[Surveyor General]] of Western Australia, [[Henry Sanford King]], by Marshall Fox the surveyor from Narrogin.


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The Lake King Progress Association lobbied the government to declare a townsite in 1935 and the town was gazetted in 1936.<ref>{{LandInfo WA|c|L|30 September 2008}}</ref>
[[Settler]]s began arriveing in the area in 1928 shortly after the area was surveyed and land was released. The town struggled through the [[Great depression|depression]] but thrived on the post war years on the back of high [[wool]] and [[wheat]] prices.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lakeking.com.au/history.htm|title=The history of Lake King|year=2006|accessdate=2008-09-29}}</ref>


The surrounding areas produce wheat and other [[cereal]] crops. The town is a [[CBH grain receival points|receival site]] for [[Cooperative Bulk Handling]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbh.com.au/media/120302/cbh%20receival%20sites%20-%20contact%20details.pdf |title=CBH receival sites |year=2011 |access-date=1 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318082458/https://www.cbh.com.au/media/120302/cbh%20receival%20sites%20-%20contact%20details.pdf |archive-date=18 March 2012 }}</ref>
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The Lake King Progress Association lobbyed the government to declare a townsite in 1935 and the town was gazetted in 1936.<ref>{{LandInfo WA|c|L|2008-09-30}}</ref>


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[[Category:Towns in Western Australia]]
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[[Category:Shire of Lake Grace]]

Latest revision as of 13:43, 13 January 2024

For the lake in Victoria, Australia, see Gippsland Lakes.

Lake King
Western Australia
Lake King Agencies, 2015
Lake King is located in Western Australia
Lake King
Lake King
Map
Coordinates33°05′06″S 119°41′20″E / 33.085°S 119.689°E / -33.085; 119.689
Population84 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1936
Postcode(s)6356
Elevation344 m (1,129 ft)
Area1,373.6 km2 (530.3 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Lake Grace
State electorate(s)Roe
Federal division(s)O'Connor

Lake King is a town in the eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, 464 kilometres (288 mi) from Perth along State Route 40 between Kelmscott and Ravensthorpe. As of 2016, the town had a population of 95.[2] The 2011 census recorded both the population of the town and the surrounding area for a population of 332.[3]

Lake King is named after a nearby lake which in turn was named after the Surveyor General of Western Australia, Henry Sandford King, by Marshall Fox, District Surveyor (Narrogin).

In 1926, following completion of an initial land classification survey of the Lake King district that defined 230,000 acres as suitable for settlement,[4][5] a large official inspection party was led by Surveyor General John Percy Camm, Sydney Stubbs (MLA Wagin), Edwin Wilkie Corboy (MLA Yilgan), and James Cornell (MLC South Province).[6] The area was surveyed and access roads built during 1927, and land released in 1928 at prices from 4/6 to 16/- per acre.[7] The town struggled through the depression but thrived in the postwar years on the back of high wool and wheat prices.[8]

The Lake King Progress Association lobbied the government to declare a townsite in 1935 and the town was gazetted in 1936.[9]

The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lake King (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lake King (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 May 2020. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Lake King (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 May 2020. Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ "Land Classification". Great Southern Leader. Pingelly, WA. 15 October 1926. p. 8. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Land Settlement". Western lMail. Perth, WA. 4 November 1926. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Lake King". The Wagin Argus and Arthur, Dumbleyung, Lake Grace Express. 1 October 1926. pp. 3–4. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Government Land". Bruce Rock Post and Corrigin and Narembeen Guardian. 30 March 1928. p. 6. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  8. ^ "The history of Lake King". 2006. Archived from the original on 21 July 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2008.
  9. ^ "History of country town names – L". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2008.
  10. ^ "CBH receival sites" (PDF). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
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