Midhirst is a small village in Taranaki, New Zealand, approximately 4 km north of Stratford, on State Highway 3. Inglewood is 17 km (11 mi) north of Midhirst, and New Plymouth is 35 km (22 mi) to the northwest.[3][4]

Midhirst
Coordinates: 39°17′36″S 174°15′59″E
Country	New Zealand
Region	Taranaki
District	Stratford District
Ward	Rural
Area [1]
• Total	1.82 km2 (0.70 sq mi)
Population  (2018)[2]
• Total	252
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)

Demographics

Midhirst is defined by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement and covers 1.82 km² (0.70 sq mi). It is part of the wider Pembroke statistical area, which covers 226.38 km² (87.41 sq mi).[1]

The population of Midhirst was 252 in the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 15 (6.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 24 (10.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 129 males and 123 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.05 males per female. Ethnicities were 237 people (94.0%) European/Pākehā, 36 (14.3%) Māori, 6 (2.4%) Pacific peoples, and 3 (1.2%) Asian (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities). Of the total population, 51 people (20.2%) were under 15 years old, 45 (17.9%) were 15–29, 120 (47.6%) were 30–64, and 36 (14.3%) were over 65.[2]

Education

Midhirst School is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a roll of 134 students as of March 2022.[5][6] The school was founded in 1880.[7]

Notes

External links

• Midhirst School website

Further reading

General historical works

• Alsop, Nancy; et al. (1981), Midhirst School and districts centennial, 1880-1980, Midhirst, [N.Z.] ; Stratford, [N.Z.]: Jubilee Committee ; Stratford Press
• Youngman, Reeve (1965), Perhaps-ies: early days Canterbury and Taranaki, Mt. Maunganui, [N.Z.] ; Hastings, [N.Z.]: R. Youngman ; Hart Printing

Business history

• Midhirst Dairy Company, 1895-1945, : Midhirst, [N.Z.]: Midhirst Co-operative Dairy Factory Company, 1945
• Midhirst Dairy Company, 1895-1970, : Midhirst, [N.Z.]: n.p., 1970

Maps

• New Zealand Minimaps Ltd. (2000), Kiwi minimap New Plymouth, 20 Taranaki towns & district map: includes: Eltham, Hawera, Inglewood, Kaponga, Lepperton, Manaia, Midhirst, Mokau, Normanby, Oakura, Ohawe Beach, Okato, Onaero, Opunake, Patea, Rahotu, Stratford, Urenui, Waitara, Waitotara & Waverley. (4th ed.), Christchurch, [N.Z.]: Minimaps Ltd.

NOTE: Scale = 1:35,000 and 1:275,000

• New Zealand Minimaps Ltd. (2001), Kiwi minimap New Plymouth, 20 Taranaki towns & district map: includes: Eltham, Hawera, Inglewood, Kaponga, Lepperton, Manaia, Midhirst, Mokau, Normanby, Oakura, Ohawe Beach, Okato, Onaero, Opunake, Patea, Rahotu, Stratford, Urenui, Waitara, Waitotara & Waverley. (5th ed.), Christchurch, [N.Z.]: Minimaps Ltd.

NOTE: Scale = 1:35,000 and 1:275,000

Schools

• Midhirst School: 75th anniversary 1880-1955; jubilee celebrations, October 22nd, 23rd and 24th, 1955, n.p.: n.p., n.d.
• Alsop, Nancy; et al. (1981), Midhirst School and districts centennial, 1880-1980, Midhirst, [N.Z.] ; Stratford, [N.Z.]: Jubilee Committee ; Stratford Press