Morn Hill, South Australia

Morn Hill is a locality in the Mid North region of South Australia. It straddles the Horrocks Highway midway between Gawler and Tarlee.

Morn Hill
South Australia
Morn Hill is located in South Australia
Morn Hill
Morn Hill
Coordinates34°25′01″S 138°45′32″E / 34.417°S 138.759°E / -34.417; 138.759
Population17 (2016 census)[1]
Location20 km (12 mi) north of Gawler
LGA(s)Light Regional Council
State electorate(s)Schubert
Federal division(s)
Localities around Morn Hill:
Linwood
Magdala Morn Hill Freeling
Templers
Footnotes[2]

Morn Hill is a rural locality with a handful of farms—at the 2016 census, there were six dwellings housing 17 people.[1] The locality drew its name from the Morn Hill School which opened in 1891[2] but has long since closed. Morn Hill also had a Primitive Methodist church which had opened by 1870[3] and closed soon after 1900.[4]

In the Morn Hill area, the Horrocks Highway (formerly Main North Road) forms the boundary between the federal electoral divisions of Grey (on the west) and Barker (to the east).[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Morn Hill". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 April 2021.  
  2. ^ a b c "Placename Details: Morn Hill (LOCB)". Location SA Viewer. Government of South Australia. 1 August 2011. SA0046440. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Family Notices". South Australian Register. Vol. XXXIV, no. 7303. South Australia. 8 April 1870. p. 4. Retrieved 3 April 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Morn Hill Church". Australian Christian Commonwealth. Vol. XV, no. 757. South Australia. 21 November 1902. p. 10. Retrieved 2 April 2021 – via National Library of Australia.