Louth Bay, South Australia
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Louth Bay (formerly Laurence) is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia.[1] It is named after the bay named by Matthew Flinders on 26 February 1802 which itself is derived from a place in Lincolnshire.[1] At the 2006 census, Louth Bay had a population of 408.[9]
Louth Bay South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 34°32′41″S 135°55′47″E[1] | ||||||||||||||
Population | 125 (SAL 2016)[2][3] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 24 June 1909 (town) 16 October 2003 (locality)[4][1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 5607[5] | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | ACST (UTC+10:30) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula[1] | ||||||||||||||
Region | Eyre Western[1] | ||||||||||||||
County | Flinders[1] | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Flinders[6] | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Grey[7] | ||||||||||||||
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Footnotes | Location[5] Adjoining localities[1] |
A town was surveyed in March 1909 and proclaimed on 24 June 1909.[4] It was named 'Laurence' after Laurence O'Loughlin, a South Australian politician. In November 1940, the District Council of Lincoln formally endorsed a recommendation to rename the town 'Louth Bay' in order to be in line with common use.[10] The name change was gazetted on 20 February 1941.[11] Boundaries were created in October 2003 for a locality with the name 'Louth Bay and which included the site of Government Town of Louth Bay.[12][1][13]
Louth Island is a large privately owned island located within Louth Bay. 3 km to the south east of Louth Island lies the smaller Rabbit Island, which is part of the Lincoln National Park.