Tom Price, Western Australia

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Tom Price Western Australia
Population:	3,094 (2001)
Established:	1960s
Postcode:	6751
Elevation:	391 m
Location:	346 km from Karratha 277 km from Newman
LGA:	Shire of Ashburton
State District:	Central Kimberley-Pilbara
Federal Division:	Kalgoorlie
Mean Max Temp Mean Min Temp Rainfall 33.3 °C 92 °F 18.7 °C 66 °F 280.8 mm 11.1 in

Tom Price (22°41′38″S, 117°47′35″E; post code: 6751) is an industrial town in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. It is primarily an iron ore mining town with a population of 3,260. The town is named after nearby Mount Tom Price, which was in turn named after Thomas Moore Price, the vice-president of the United States steel company Kaiser Steel who was involved in the early development of the iron ore mining industry in the Pilbara.

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Coordinates: -22.694° 117.793°

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