| Type: | cadastral |
| Young | |
| State: | sa |
| Coordinates: | -33.7613°N 140.0346°W |
| Coord Ref: | [1] |
| Established: | 19 April 1860 |
| Established Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area: | 2106mi2 |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Lga: | Mid Murray Council District Council of Loxton Waikerie Pastoral Unincorporated Area |
| Region: | Murray and Mallee[4] |
| Near-Sw: | Eyre |
| Near-Nw: | Kimberley |
| Footnotes: | Adjoining counties |
County of Young is a cadastral unit located in the Australian state of South Australia covers land located in the state’s east on the north side of the Murray River. It was proclaimed in 1860 by Governor MacDonnell and named after his predecessor, Governor Young. It has been partially divided in the following sub-units of hundreds – Markaranka, Parcoola, Pooginook and Stuart.
The County of Young covers part of South Australia to the north of the Murray River. The county is bounded as follows - the centre of the Murray River channel to the south, the western boundary of the County of Hamley to the east, the extension of the northern boundary of the County of Burra to the north having a length of 39miles and the boundary with the County of Burra to the west.[2] [5]
The County of Young was proclaimed by Richard Graves MacDonnell, the sixth Governor of South Australia on 19 April 1860.[2] The county was named after Henry Edward Fox Young who was the fifth Governor of South Australia from 2 August 1848 to 20 December 1854.[3] The following four hundreds were proclaimed within the County between the years 1860 and 1915 - Markaranka, Parcoola and Pooginook in 1915, and Stuart in 1860.[6]
The constituent hundreds are located along the southern boundary of the county in the following order (from west to east) - Stuart, Markaranka, Pooginook and Parcoola.[3]
The Hundred of Markaranka (-34.0355°N 139.9617°W) was proclaimed by Governor Galway on 7 October 1915. It covers an area of 102mi2 and its name is reported as being derived from the Aboriginal word "markarauko".[7] [8]
The Hundred of Parcoola (-34.0941°N 140.2903°W) was proclaimed by Governor Galway on 7 October 1915. It covers an area of 84.75mi2 and it is reported as being derived from an aboriginal word meaning "three".[7] [9]
The Hundred of Pooginook (-34.0604°N 140.1335°W) was proclaimed by Governor Galway on 7 October 1915. It covers an area of 146mi2 and its name is reported as being of aboriginal origin.[7] [10]
The Hundred of Stuart (-33.9552°N 139.775°W) was proclaimed on 19 April 1860. It covers an area of 102mi2 which was formerly part of the now-annulled Hundred of the Murray and was named by Governor MacDonnell after the explorer, John McDouall Stuart.[2] [11]