| Higginsville Western Australia |
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Higginsville
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| Population: | 64 (2006 Census)[1] |
| Established: | 1907 |
| Postcode: | 6443 |
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| LGA: | Shire of Coolgardie |
| State District: | Eyre |
| Federal Division: | O'Connor |
Higginsville is the name of an abandoned town in the Goldfields-Esperance Region of Western Australia.[2] At the 2006 census, Higginsville had a population of 64.[1]
The town was gazetted in 1907 and is believed to have been named after the prospector Patrick Justice Higgins.[2]
The town, now abandoned, is located on the Esperance Branch Railway, west of Lake Cowan. The currently active Higginsville Gold Mine is located nearby.