Blanchview, Queensland
Blanchview is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Blanchview had a population of 202 people.
Geography
The southern half of Blanchview features two mountains. In the west the elevations rise to 600 metres surrounding the peak of Mount Tabletop which is located in the adjacent suburb of Rangeville. Across a narrow valley to the east, Mount Davidson rises to similar heights. The steep slopes of both mountains have remained naturally vegetated.Mount Davidson is in the south-east corner of the locality, rising to.
History
The name Blanchview is a manufactured name, derived from the name of land owner Ernest Blanchard. Located south of Withcott, it was previously known as Monkey Waterholes. However, his son, John "Colin" Blanchard, told of a Toowoomba town councillor in early 1900s suggesting the name Blanchview when visiting the Blanchard farm house that was between the school and the church, both on land donated by Ernest Blanchard.Monkey Waterholes Provisional School opened on 7 July 1890. It became Monkey Waterholes State School in 1909 and was renamed Blanch View State School in 1913. Blanchview State School closed in 1965. The school was on a reserve within present-day 358 Blanchview Road. The site is marked by a plaque. The school building was relocated to another site and is used as a farm building.
Monkey Waterholes Methodist Church opened on the weekend of 2-3 December 1899, although Primitive Methodist services had been held in the district since at least 1895. The church was at 327 Blanchview Road. Services were advertised at the church until 1933. Later it passed into private ownership and was converted into a residence.
Demographics
In the, Blanchview had a population of 229 people.In the, Blanchview had a population of 191 people.
In the, Blanchview had a population of 202 people.