Palmer, South Australia

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Palmer
Population:	300
Established:	1860s
Postcode:	5237
LGA:	Mid Murray Council

Palmer is a town just east of the Adelaide Hills region of South Australia along the Adelaide-Mannum Road, 70 kilometres east-north-east of the state capital, Adelaide and 15 km west-north-west of Mannum (34°51′S, 139°9′E). It is located in the Mid Murray Council local government area.

The town was named after Colonel George Palmer, a South Australian Colonisation Commissioner.^[1] It was settled in the 1860s as a mining and agricultural settlement.

At the ABS 2001 census, Palmer had a population of 305 people living in 124 dwellings.

Palmer has a primary school, a general store, hotel^[2] and a Lutheran Church^[3]. There are some nearby rock formations.

[edit] References

1. ^ Place Names of South Australia, State Library of South Australia. Accessed 9 July 2006.
2. ^ White Pages Online. Accessed 18 June 2006.
3. ^ Lutheran Church of Australia. Accessed 7 April 2007.

[edit] External links

• Palmer, South Australia is at coordinates 34°51′07″S 139°09′36″E / -34.852, 139.160 (Palmer, South Australia)Coordinates: 34°51′07″S 139°09′36″E / -34.852, 139.160 (Palmer, South Australia)
• Map of Palmer (Mid Murray Council)