Keyneton, South Australia

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Keyneton South Australia
A building in Keyneton
Keyneton
Coordinates	34°33′14″S 139°08′06″E / 34.55389°S 139.13500°E / -34.55389; 139.13500Coordinates: 34°33′14″S 139°08′06″E / 34.55389°S 139.13500°E / -34.55389; 139.13500
Population	534 (2011)^[1]
Postcode(s)	5353
Location	82 km (51 mi) NE of Adelaide 17 km (11 mi) SW of Nuriootpa, South Australia
LGA(s)	Mid Murray Council
State electorate(s)	Schubert
Federal Division(s)	Barker

Keyneton is a locality in South Australia.^[2] The town is in the Mid Murray Council local government area, 82 kilometres (51 mi) north-east of the state capital, Adelaide. At the 2011 census, Keyneton and the surrounding area had a population of 534.^[1]

The town was named after English pastoralist Joseph Keynes (related to the Keynes Family), who had settled the area in 1842 and whose descendants still live and farm in the area.

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↑ 1.0 1.1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Keyneton (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
↑ "2905.0 - Statistical Geography: Volume 2 -- Census Geographic Areas, Australia, 2006". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 December 2009.

http://localstats.qpzm.com.au/stats/sa/mid-north/barossa-valley/keyneton

v t e Towns and localities of the Mid Murray Council

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