Description
Lawes is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.
Lawes is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Lawes had a population of 328 people.
History
Lawes takes its name from the Lawes railway station, which in turn was named in 1936 (previously known as College Siding because of the adjacent Queensland Agricultural College). The Lawes name was proposed by the college principal, John K. Murray, in honour of Sir John Bennett Lawes, who was a scientist and founder of Rothamsted Experimental Station in Hertfordshire, England and promoted the use of artificial fertilizers and particularly superphosphate.In the 2011 census Lawes had a population of 304 people.In the 2016 census Lawes had a population of 328 people.
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Population: 101-1000
Time zone: UTC +10:00
Area: 7.129 km2
Elevation: 51-200 metres
Town elevation: 88 m
Population number: 328
Local Government Area: Lockyer Valley Regional Council
Attribution
This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Lawes, Queensland