Storm King, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 28°43′34″S 151°58′47″E / 28.7261°S 151.9797°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 20.5 km2 (7.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 902 m (2,959 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 106 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 5.17/km2 (13.39/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4380 | ||||||||||||
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Storm King is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Storm King had a population of 106 people.[1]
The west of the locality is mountainous and undeveloped. The east of the locality is flatter, contains the Storm King Dam created by impounding Quart Pot Creek.[3] It supplies water both to residents of Stanthorpe and to irrigators.[4]
History
The locality was named and bounded on 15 December 2000.[2] The name presumably comes from the Storm King Dam, which takes its name from the Storm King Mining Company which was established by John Yaldwyn and James Ross, who built an earlier dam for mining purposes. The company, in turn, took its name from the sailing ship Storm King, on which they migrated to Australia, arriving 9 February 1872.[5]
The present dam was first proposed in 1928 but was not built until 1954 by the Stanthorpe Shire Council (now Southern Downs Regional Council).[6] It had filled by February 1954.[7]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Storm King had a population of 87 people.[8]
In the 2021 census, Storm King had a population of 106 people.[1]
