Manton, Northern Territory

Manton
Manton Dam
Manton
Interactive map of Manton
Coordinates: 12°49′26.79″S 131°09′24.10″E / 12.8241083°S 131.1566944°E / -12.8241083; 131.1566944
CountryAustralia
StateNorthern Territory
CityDarwin
LGA
Population
 • Total89 (2016 census)[2]
Suburbs around Manton
Acacia Hills Acacia Hills
Daly
Daly
Acacia Hills Manton Daly
Marrakai
Darwin River Dam
Lake Bennett
Lake Bennett Marrakai
Adjoining suburbs[3][4]

Manton is an outer rural locality of Darwin. The name is derived from Manton Dam on the Manton River, named by Government Resident B. T. Finniss for his second-in-command James Thomas Manton.[5]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Manton (NT) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Manton (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Manton". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Litchfield Municipality Localities" (PDF). Place Names Committee. Northern Territory Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  5. ^ "The Origin of Suburbs, Localities, Towns and Hundreds in the Greater Darwin area". Northern Territory Government. Archived from the original on 25 March 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.