Montville | montville
TowninQueensland,AustraliaMontvilleisaruraltownandlocalityintheSunshineCoastRegion,Queensland,Australia.[2][3]Inthe2016census,Montvillehadapopulationof970people.[1]Geography[edit]MontvilleisintheSunshineCoasthinterland,ontheBlackallRange,around400metres(1,300 ft)abovesealevel.History[edit]Thefirstwhitesettlersarrivedintheareain1887.ThetownwasoriginallycalledRazorback,[4]butwasrenamedfollowingacommunitymeeting.ThenameMontvillewasproposedbystorekeeperHenrySmith(whoboughtaselectionoflandtherein...
Town in Queensland, Australia
Montville is a rural town and locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, Montville had a population of 970 people.[1]
Geography[edit]Montville is in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, on the Blackall Range, around 400 metres (1,300 ft) above sea level.
History[edit]The first white settlers arrived in the area in 1887. The town was originally called Razorback,[4] but was renamed following a community meeting. The name Montville was proposed by storekeeper Henry Smith (who bought a selection of land there in 1893) after a suggestion by his mother, as it reminded her of their early years in Montville, USA.[5] Alternatively it is a coined word from mont meaning mountain and ville meaning town.[2] The name was officially changed to Montville on 30 November 1897.[6]
Montville Provisional School opened on 2 October 1896. In 1904 it was renamed Montville Provisional School. On 1 January 1...