District Council of Franklin Harbour
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District Council of Franklin Harbour South Australia |
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Location of the District Council of Franklin Harbour
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| Population | 1,234 (2015 est) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.37588/km2 (0.9735/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1888 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 3,283 km2 (1,267.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor | Robert Starr | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Cowell | ||||||||||||
| Region | Eyre and Western | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Flinders | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Grey | ||||||||||||
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| Website | District Council of Franklin Harbour | ||||||||||||
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The District Council of Franklin Harbour is a local government area in South Australia on the Eyre Peninsula. Cowell is the major population centre of an agricultural district based on farming wheat and sheep, supplemented by a fishing and oyster farming industries. The district's coastal towns including Cowell and Lucky Bay attract large amounts of tourists during school holidays, with the new Spencer Gulf ferry service increasing traffic to these areas since 2006.
Franklin Harbour itself was first sighted by Matthew Flinders in 1802 and subsequently named after his midshipman and nephew, John Franklin, by Governor George Gawler in 1840. The first settlers to the region arrived in 1853, with more following soon afterward.
The District Council was proclaimed in 1888. In 2014, the Hundreds of Mangalo and Heggaton were transferred from the Franklin Harbour council to the District Council of Cleve.
The district's focal point is the town of Cowell; it also includes the localities of Lucky Bay, Midgee, Miltalie, Minbrie, Mitchellville and Port Gibbon.
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