Arthurton, South Australia
Town in South Australia
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Arthurton is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia.
CountryAustralia
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  Arthurton | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 34°15′38″S 137°45′15″E[1] | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
| Region | Yorke and Mid North[2] | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 25 January 1877 (town) 27 May 1999 (locality)[3][1] | ||||||||||||
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| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 157 (SAL 2021)[6] | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+9:30 (ACST) | ||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+10:30 (ACDT) | ||||||||||||
| County | Daly[1] | ||||||||||||
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Arthurton was established on 25 January 1877.[3][1] It was named after Arthur, the son of South Australian Governor Anthony Musgrave,[1] who insisted on this name after it had already been named "Kalkabury".[7]
