Hodgson Vale is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Hodgson Vale had a population of 1,444 people.

Geography

Hodgson Vale is south of the city centre via

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. The highway passes through the locality from the north ( Top Camp) to the west ( Vale View/ Cambooya). Hodgson Creek rises just to the north (Top Camp) and flows through the locality to the south-west (Cambooya). It eventually becomes a tributary of the

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(part of the Murray-Darling basin) at North Branch.

History

Sir Arthur Hodgson - Queensland politician

The locality is believed to be named for Sir

Arthur Hodgson __NOTOC__ Sir Arthur Hodgson KCMG (29 June 1818 – 24 December 1902) was an Australian squatter and politician. Early life Hodgson was born in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England; the second son of the Rev. Edward Hodgson and his third wi ...

, a pioneer and member for the Legislative Assembly seat of Warrego in 1868–1869. In July 1840 he selected the Eton Vale pastoral run (the second pastoral run selected in present-day Queensland). The Eton Vale homestead was beside Hodgson Creek in the present day locality of Cambooya. Hodgsons Vale Provisional School opened on 14 June 1906. It became Hodgsons Vale State School on 1 January 1909. It closed in 1960. It was at 161 Hodgson Vale Road ().

Demographics

In the , Hodgson Vale had a population of 1,379 people. In the , Hodgson Vale had a population of 1,444 people.

Education

There are no schools in Hodgson Vale. The nearest government primary schools are in neighbouring Vale View and

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. The nearest secondary schools are

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in Centenary Heights and

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in Harristown, both in

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