Whitefoord is a rural locality in the local government area of
Southern Midlands
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in the
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. It is located about south-east of the town of
Oatlands. The
2016 census determined a population of 59 for the state suburb of Whitefoord.
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History
Whitefoord was gazetted as a locality in 1972. It may have been named for John Whitefoord, a Police Magistrate in the district in the 1830s.
Geography
All boundaries are survey lines.
Road infrastructure
The C310 route (Woodsdale Road / Stonehenge Road) enters from the west and runs through to the south-east, where it exits. Route C318 (a continuation of Woodsdale Road) starts at an intersection with C310 and runs south-east until it exits.
References
Localities of Southern Midlands Council
Towns in Tasmania
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