Strickland is a rural locality in the local government area of
Central Highlands in the
Central region of
Tasmania
Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...
. It is located about north-west of the town of
Hamilton
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* Alexander Hamilton (1755/1757–1804), first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States
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** ''Hamilton'' (al ...
. The
2016 census determined a population of 13 for the state suburb of Strickland.
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History
Strickland was gazetted as a locality in 1973. It was named for Gerald Strickland
Gerald Paul Joseph Cajetan Carmel Antony Martin Strickland, 6th Count della Catena, 1st Baron Strickland, (24 May 1861 – 22 August 1940), usually known between 1897 and January 1928 as Sir Gerald Strickland, was a Maltese and British politic ...
, Governor of Tasmania from 1904 to 1909.
Geography
The Dee River forms much of the western boundary.
Road infrastructure
The C176 route (Strickland Road) enters from the north and runs through to the south, where it exits.
References
Localities of Central Highlands Council
Towns in Tasmania
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