Mitchell is a locality on Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. Its boundaries were set to roughly the northern two thirds of the Hundred of Mitchell, from which it draws its name, in 2003.[1] Mitchell includes the former locality of Lake Brimpton,[3] adjacent to a lake by the same name. The Lake Brimpton school opened in 1932 but has now closed.
| Mitchell South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Mitchell | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34.0°S 135.6°E / -34.0; 135.6 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5632 (5607 before 2012)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Eyre Western[2] | ||||||||||||||
| County | Musgrave[2] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Flinders | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Grey | ||||||||||||||
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The Hundred of Mitchell was named by Governor of South Australia, George Le Hunte after Samuel James Mitchell MP in 1903.[4]
Towns and localities of the District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula | |
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