St Johns, South Australia

St Johns is a locality southeast of Kapunda in the northern Barossa Valley, South Australia. Originally a private subdivision on sections 1450, 1451 and 1533 of the Hundred of Belvidere,[2] the boundaries of the locality were formalised in 2000 and the name formally adopted based on long-established use.[3]

St Johns
South Australia
View towards the former church and reformatory from the cemetery
St Johns is located in South Australia
St Johns
St Johns
Coordinates34°21′46″S 138°57′34″E
Population8 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)5373
LGA(s)Light Regional Council
State electorate(s)Stuart
Federal division(s)Barker
Localities around St Johns:
Kapunda
Fords St Johns Koonunga
Moppa

The foundation stone for the St John the Evangelist church was laid on 2 April 1850, however the building was not completed until 30 April 1854. A school was opened in 1859, run by the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart after 1868. From 1897, the school became a reformatory for girls until it closed in 1909.[4]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "St Johns (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. "Plan of Hundred of Belvidere, County of Light, South Australia" (Map). Hundred of Belvidere. Hundred of Belvidere, County of Light: State Library of South Australia. 1899. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  3. "Property Location Browser (Search: St Johns, LOCB)". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  4. "St John's, Johnstown, Kapunda". Flinders Ranges Research. Retrieved 9 February 2016.


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