Calcium is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Calcium had a population of 21 people.

Geography

Manton is a neighbourhood within the locality (). There are a number of mountains in the locality: * Brown Mountain at above sea level () * Black Mountain at above sea level () * Flagstone at above sea level ()

History

The locality was 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

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that was mined in the area. Manton takes its name from the now-abandoned Manton railway station (), which takes its name from a pioneer farmer. In the , Calcium had a population of 21 people.

References

{{Suburbs of Townsville City of Townsville Localities in Queensland