Storm King, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Storm King
State:qld
Coordinates:-28.7261°N 151.9797°W
Pop:106
Postcode:4380
Elevation:902
Area:20.5
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:11
Dir1:SSE
Location1:Stanthorpe
Dist2:71
Dir2:S
Location2:Warwick
Dist3:57
Dir3:N
Location3:Tenterfield
Dist4:155
Dir4:SW
Location4:Toowoomba
Dist5:228
Dir5:SW
Location5:Brisbane
Lga:Southern Downs Region
Stategov:Southern Downs
Fedgov:Maranoa
Near-N:Kyoomba
Near-Ne:Sugarloaf
Near-E:Sugarloaf
Near-Se:Eukey
Near-S:Eukey
Near-Sw:Mount Tully
Near-W:Mount Tully
Near-Nw:Stanthorpe

Storm King is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Storm King had a population of 106 people.

Geography

The west of the locality is mountainous and undeveloped. The east of the locality is flatter, contains the Storm King Dam created by impounding Quart Pot Creek and is used for farming.

History

The locality was named and bounded on 15 December 2000.[1] The name presumably comes from the Storm King Dam, which takes its name from the Storm King Mining Company which was established by John Yaldwyn and James Ross, who built an earlier dam for mining purposes. The company, in turn, took its name from the sailing ship Storm King, on which they migrated to Australia, arriving 9 February 1872.[2]

Demographics

In the, Storm King had a population of 87 people.

In the, Storm King had a population of 106 people.

Notes and References

  1. 29 December 2020.
  2. 14 June 2015.