Whitton, New South Wales

Whitton
New South Wales
Train station, now disused and relocated to the town museum
Whitton is located in New South Wales
Whitton
Whitton
Coordinates34°30′54″S 146°11′06″E / 34.51500°S 146.18500°E / -34.51500; 146.18500
Population496 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2705
Elevation147 m (482 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Leeton Shire
CountyCooper
State electorate(s)Murray
Federal division(s)Farrer

Whitton is a small town located in Leeton Shire in the Australian state of New South Wales and is located 23km west of the Leeton township.[2] Founded in 1850, it is named after John Whitton (1820–98), Engineer-in-Charge of the New South Wales Government Railways. The railway reached Whitton in 1881. At the 2016 census, Whitton had a population of 496.[1]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Whitton (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 June 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Whitton". australianexplorer.com. Retrieved 20 May 2021.

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