| Type: | town |
| Caltowie | |
| State: | SA |
| Dist1: | 225 |
| Dir1: | north |
| Location1: | Adelaide |
| Lga: | Northern Areas Council |
| Stategov: | Stuart |
| Fedgov: | Grey |
| Coordinates: | -33.1809°N 138.4827°W |
| Near-N: | Hornsdale Caltowie North |
| Near-Ne: | Jamestown |
| Near-E: | Jamestown |
| Near-Se: | Bundaleer North |
| Near-S: | West Bundaleer |
| Near-Sw: | Gladstone |
| Near-W: | Caltowie West Laura |
| Near-Nw: | Appila |
Caltowie is a town in the Mid North region of South Australia.[1] It is on the Wilkins Highway and the Crystal Brook-Broken Hill railway line between Gladstone and Jamestown.
Caltowie was first known to European settlers as 'Carcowie' (meaning lizard's water hole), and became a popular stop for teamsters where they crossed the Yackamoorundie Creek.[2]
The Government Town of Caltowie was surveyed in 1871 at the centre of the Hundred of Caltowie a few months after the hundred had been proclaimed.[3]