Whitton, New South Wales
Whitton | |
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Train station, now disused and relocated to the town museum | |
Whitton | |
| Coordinates: 34°30′54″S 146°11′06″E / 34.51500°S 146.18500°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
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| Elevation | 147 m (482 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 523 (2021 census) |
| Postcode | 2705 |
| County | Cooper |
Whitton is a small town located in Leeton Shire in the Australian state of New South Wales and is located 23 km (14 mi) west of the Leeton township. Founded in 1850, it is named after John Whitton (1820–98), Engineer-in-Charge of the New South Wales Government Railways. The railway reached Whitton in 1881. At the 2021 census, Whitton had a population of 523.