Howitt, Queensland
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.jpg) View from the Burke Development Road, Howitt, 2013 | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 17°15′08″S 141°34′07″E / 17.2522°S 141.5686°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 8,626.6 km2 (3,330.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 48 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.00556/km2 (0.01441/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4890 | ||||||||||||
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Howitt is a coastal locality in the Shire of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Howitt had a population of 48 people.[1]
Howitt is on the western coast of Cape York Peninsula facing the Gulf of Carpentaria.[3]
The Burke Developmental Road passes through the locality from north-east (Yagoonya) to the south-west (Normanton). The Karumba Developmental Road enters the locality from the west (Karumba), terminating at its junction with the Burke Developmental Road in Howitt.[3]
History
Many towns and localities in this area have names connected to the Burke and Wills expedition. Although not officially recorded, it is likely that Howitt is named after Alfred William Howitt, who led a relief mission that rescued the only survivor John King and buried the bodies of Burke and Wills (Howitt later disinterred the bodies and returned them to Melbourne for burial).
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Howitt had a population of 24 people.[4]
In the 2021 census, Howitt had a population of 48 people.[1]
