Langhorne Creek, South Australia

This article is about the town. For the wine region, see Langhorne Creek wine region.

Langhorne Creek
South Australia
Langhorne Creek is located in South Australia
Langhorne Creek
Langhorne Creek
Coordinates35°17′51″S 139°02′04″E / 35.297418°S 139.034544°E / -35.297418; 139.034544[1]
Population444 (2021 census)[2]
Postcode(s)5255[3]
Elevation15 m (49 ft)
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACDT (UTC+10:30)
LGA(s)Alexandrina Council[1]
RegionFleurieu and Kangaroo Island[4]
CountyHindmarsh[1]
Sturt[1]
State electorate(s)Hammond[5]
Federal division(s)Mayo[6]
Mean max temp[7] Mean min temp[7] Annual rainfall[7]
21.7 °C
71 °F		 13.0 °C
55 °F		 421.2 mm
16.6 in
Localities around Langhorne Creek:
Bletchley Bletchley
Hartley
Monarto South		 Brinkley
Belvidere Langhorne Creek Brinkley
Mulgundawa
Lake Alexandrina
Angas Plains
Lake Plains
Tolderol		 Lake Alexandrina
FootnotesAdjoining localities[1]

Langhorne Creek (formerly Langhorne's Creek) is a town in South Australia, located approximately 55 kilometres (35 miles) from the Adelaide city centre. At the 2021 census, Langhorne Creek had a population of 444[8] residents.

Langhorne Creek gained its name from "Alfred Langhorne", a cattle drover, who brought cattle overland to his property during the 1840s. Alfred established a well known crossing across the nearby Bremer River that was aptly nicknamed Langhorne's Crossing, eventually becoming the location where the town was established.

Being in close proximity to the Bremer River, Langhorne Creek regularly experiences flooding, with growers utilizing this water for irrigation or vineyards and pastures. This coexistence with flood waters is unique within Australia and one of the few places in the world where flood water is the main source of irrigation.[9]

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  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Langhorne Creek (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 April 2019. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "Postcode for Langhorne Creek, South Australia". Postcodes Australia. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Fleurieu Kangaroo Island SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  5. ^ "District of Hammond profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Federal electoral division of Mayo, boundary gazetted 20 July 2018". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  7. ^ a b c "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  8. ^ "2021 Langhorne Creek, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Agricultural Section". Chronicle. 26 April 1951. Retrieved 1 June 2023.