13-1209: Storm King may refer to: Places [ edit ] Australia [ edit ] Storm King, Queensland , a locality in the Southern Downs Region Storm King Dam , a dam in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland United States [ edit ] Storm King Art Center , in New York Storm King Highway , in New York Storm King Mountain (New York) Storm King School , in New York Storm King State Park , in New York Storm King Ranger Station , in Washington Mount Storm King , in Washington Vehicles [ edit ] USS Storm King (AP-171) ,
26-486: A US Naval vessel of the Storm King Class Storm King , a GWR 3031 Class locomotive built for and run on Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1915 Storm King , a ferry operated on Lake Crescent, Washington from 1915 to 1922 Other [ edit ] nickname of James Pollard Espy Storm King Press , founded near Storm King Mountain (New York) The Storm King, a fictional character in
39-664: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Storm King, Queensland Storm King is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , Storm King had a population of 106 people. The west of the locality is mountainous and undeveloped. The east of the locality is flatter, contains the Storm King Dam created by impounding Quart Pot Creek . It supplies water both to residents of Stanthorpe and to irrigators. The locality
52-543: Is managed by the Southern Downs Regional Council. Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia , used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs. This Australian usage of
65-572: The Northern Territory had not completed this process. The CGNA's Gazetteer of Australia recognises two types of locality: bounded and unbounded. Bounded localities include towns, villages, populated places, local government towns and unpopulated town sites, while unbounded localities include place names, road corners and bends, corners, meteorological stations, ocean place names and surfing spots. Sometimes, both localities and suburbs are referred to collectively as "address localities". In
78-679: The 2017 film My Little Pony: The Movie Storm King, an indie speedmetal band established in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania The Storm King, the final boss of Fortnite: Save the World , and a boss fight in Fortnite: Battle Royale The Storm King, a fictional title in Girl Genius . See also [ edit ] All pages with titles beginning with Storm King Storm King Mountain (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
91-438: The first instance, decisions about the names and boundaries of suburbs and localities are made by the local council in which they are located based on criteria such as community recognition. Local council decisions are, however, subject to approval by the state's geographical names board. The boundaries of some suburbs and localities overlap two or more local government areas (LGAs). Examples of this are Adamstown Heights , which
104-514: The north-west and Sevenlea State School in Sevenlea to the west. The nearest government secondary school is Stanthorpe State High School, also in Stanthorpe. There is a boat ramp and jetty providing access to the dam off Eukey Road via Stanthorpe ( 28°42′55″S 151°59′32″E / 28.7154°S 151.9923°E / -28.7154; 151.9923 ( Storm King Dam boat ramp ) ). It
117-586: The past as informal units, but in 1996 the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and the Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundaries for all localities and suburbs. There has subsequently been a process to formally define their boundaries and to gazette them, which is almost complete. In March 2006, only South Australia and
130-456: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Storm King . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Storm_King&oldid=1254633225 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
143-575: The term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage, where it typically means a smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to, a larger city. The Australian usage is closer to the American or British use of "district" or "neighbourhood", and can be used to refer to any portion of a city. Unlike the use in British or American English, this term can include inner-city, outer-metropolitan and industrial areas. Localities existed in
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#1732851175983156-554: Was first proposed in 1928 but was not built until 1954 by the Stanthorpe Shire Council (now Southern Downs Regional Council). It had filled by February 1954. In the 2016 census , Storm King had a population of 87 people. In the 2021 census , Storm King had a population of 106 people. There are no schools in Storm King. The nearest government primary schools are Stanthorpe State School in neighbouring Stanthorpe to
169-529: Was named and bounded on 15 December 2000. The name presumably comes from the Storm King Dam, which takes its name from the Storm King Mining Company which was established by John Yaldwyn and James Ross, who built an earlier dam for mining purposes. The company, in turn, took its name from the sailing ship Storm King , on which they migrated to Australia, arriving 9 February 1872. The present dam
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