Calcium, Queensland
Calcium is a rural locality in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the, Calcium had a population of 12 people.
Geography
The Great Northern railway line runs immediately parallel and west of the eastern boundary of the locality, while the Flinders Highway runs immediately parallel and east of the eastern boundary of the localilty. Both the railway and the highway enter from the north-east and exit to the south-west. No railway stations serve the locality today.Manton is a neighbourhood within the east of the locality.
There are a number of mountains in the locality :
- Flagstone at above sea level
- Black Mountain at above sea level
- Brown Mountain at above sea level
- Mount Ellenvale at above sea level
History
The locality was officially named and bounded on 27 July 1991. It was presumably named after the now-abandoned Calcium railway station on the Great Northern railway. which had been named prior to 1914 after the calcium-bearing lime that was mined in the area.The neighbourhood of Manton takes its name from the now-abandoned Manton railway station, which takes its name from a pioneer farmer.
Manton Provisional School opened on 1 October 1903. In 1908, it reported an average daily attendance of 11.8 students. It become Manton State School on 1 January 1909. In 1920, it began to operate as a half-time school in conjunction with Toonpan Provisional School. It returned to full-time school status in 1923. Due to low student numbers, it closed in October 1924, but reopened in 1928, closing again in 1930. The school reopened in 1934 with 14 students. It closed permanently on 18 August 1946. The school was on a site at 4073 Burdekin Highway.
Demographics
In the, Calcium had a population of 21 people.In the, Calcium had a population of 12 people.