Salter Springs
South Australia
Coordinates34°11′S 138°38′E / 34.18°S 138.63°E / -34.18; 138.63
Population59 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)5401
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACDT (UTC+10:30)
LGA(s)Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council
State electorate(s)Frome
Federal division(s)Grey
Localities around Salter Springs:
Halbury Woolshed Flat Rhynie
Salter Springs Riverton
Owen Alma Giles Corner

Salter Springs, previously "Salter's Springs", is a small town situated west of Riverton and south of Woolshed Flat.

It was named for William Salter, who arrived in South Australia on Caroline in 1839, and had a sheep station in the area. The town was surveyed in 1858. The school opened in 1867 and closed in 1956.[2]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Salter Springs (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. "Manning index of South Australia". State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 4 October 2015.


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