Horseshoe Lagoon is a rural

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in the Shire of Burdekin,

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, Australia. In the , Horseshoe Lagoon had a population of 213 people.

Geography

The ''

Haughton River The Haughton River is a river located in North Queensland, Australia. Course and features The headwaters of the river rise in the Haughton Valley of the Leichhardt Range near Mingela and flow in a north easterly direction almost immediately cro ...

'' forms part of the western boundary. ''Horseshoe Lagoon'' (the body of water) is in the west of the locality adjacent to the river. The Bruce Highway enters the locality from the east ( Barratta) and exits to the west ( Mount Surround / Giru). The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the north-east (Barratta) and exists to the north-west (Giru); there are no stations within the locality. The predominant land use is growing

sugarcane Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of (often hybrid) tall, Perennial plant, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar Sugar industry, production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with ...

. There is a network of cane tramways to transport the harvested sugarcane to the

Invicta sugar mill Invicta (Latin for "unvanquished") may refer to: Companies * Invicta (company), an Italian outdoor equipment manufacturer * Invicta Bus Services, a bus operator in Melbourne, Australia * Invicta International Airlines, a UK charter airline from ...

in neighbouring Giru.

History

The locality was named and bounded on 23 February 2001. It is presumably named after the small lagoon in the west of the locality, which is locally known as Horseshoe Lagoon (now protected within the

Horseshoe Lagoon Conservation Park A horseshoe is a fabricated product designed to protect a horse hoof from wear. Shoes are attached on the palmar surface (ground side) of the hooves, usually nailed through the insensitive hoof wall that is anatomically akin to the human toe ...

Demographics

In the , Horseshoe Lagoon had a population of 217 people. In the , Horseshoe Lagoon had a population of 213 people.

Education

There are no schools in Horseshoe Lagoon. The nearest government primary school is Giru State School in neighbouring Giru to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is

Ayr State High School Ayr State High School is a heritage-listed state secondary school at 82–90 Wickham Street, Ayr, Queensland, Ayr, Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia. It is one of three high schools in Ayr, the others being Burdekin Catholic High Scho ...

Ayr Ayr (; sco, Ayr; gd, Inbhir Àir, "Mouth of the River Ayr") is a town situated on the southwest coast of Scotland. It is the administrative centre of the South Ayrshire council area and the historic county town of Ayrshire. With a population ...

to the east.

References

{{Shire of Burdekin Shire of Burdekin Localities in Queensland