Loxton, South Australia
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Loxton South Australia |
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 Loxton
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| Coordinates | 34°27′0″S 140°34′0″E / 34.45000°S 140.56667°ECoordinates: 34°27′0″S 140°34′0″E / 34.45000°S 140.56667°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 7,100 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5333 | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | ACST (UTC+10:30) | ||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | District Council of Loxton Waikerie | ||||||||||||
| County | Alfred | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Chaffey | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Barker | ||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Adjoining localities | ||||||||||||
Loxton is a town on the south bank of the River Murray in the Riverland region of South Australia. At the 2011 census, Loxton had a population of 3,795. It is a service town for the surrounding districts. The area near Loxton is a significant citrus fruit and summer fruit growing area. Loxton is also the main town for the northern part of the Murray Mallee which is a dryland farming and grain cropping area.
Loxton has a pioneer settlement museum (known as the Loxton Historical Village), preserving the heritage of the mallee region. It is also famous for the "Loxton Lights Up" Christmas Festival in December each year, and the annual 120m Loxton Gift handicap sprint race held in late February.
Loxton is the seat of the local government area of the District Council of Loxton Waikerie. It is in the South Australian House of Assembly electoral district of Chaffey and the Australian House of Representatives division of Barker.
The town is home to a variety of service clubs, most notably the Apex Club, Rotary Club and Lions Club.
The first form of regular transport to Loxton was paddle steamers on the Murray River. The Loxton railway line was completed in 1914 connecting via Alawoona and Tailem Bend to Adelaide. Loxton today is connected by road to the Sturt Highway which passes nearby at Kingston-on-Murray and is the northern terminus of the Karoonda Highway and eastern terminus of the Stott Highway. The railway now terminates at the Tookayerta grain terminal a few kilometres out of town, but does not carry passengers, and is anticipated to close completely in 2015.
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