Calcium, Queensland
# Calcium, Queensland

Calcium is a rural locality in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Calcium had a population of 21 people.

## Geography

Manton is a neighbourhood within the locality (19°39′00″S 146°50′00″E﻿ / ﻿19.65°S 146.8333°E﻿ / -19.65; 146.8333﻿ (Manton)).

There are a number of mountains in the locality:

* Brown Mountain at 600 metres (2,000 ft) above sea level (19°43′00″S 146°48′00″E﻿ / ﻿19.7166°S 146.8°E﻿ / -19.7166; 146.8﻿ (Brown Mountain))
* Black Mountain at 418 metres (1,371 ft) above sea level (19°41′00″S 146°46′00″E﻿ / ﻿19.6833°S 146.7666°E﻿ / -19.6833; 146.7666﻿ (Black Mountain))
* Flagstone at 591 metres (1,939 ft) above sea level (19°36′29″S 146°44′43″E﻿ / ﻿19.6080°S 146.7452°E﻿ / -19.6080; 146.7452﻿ (Flagstone))

## History

The locality was named and bounded on 27 July 1991. It was presumably named after the now-abandoned Calcium railway station (19°40′32″S 146°50′05″E﻿ / ﻿19.6756°S 146.8348°E﻿ / -19.6756; 146.8348﻿ (Calcium railway station)) on the Great Northern railway, which had been named prior to 1914 after the calcium-bearing lime that was mined in the area.

Manton takes its name from the now-abandoned Manton railway station (19°39′26″S 146°50′03″E﻿ / ﻿19.6573°S 146.8341°E﻿ / -19.6573; 146.8341﻿ (Manton railway station)), which takes its name from a pioneer farmer.

In the 2016 census, Calcium had a population of 21 people.

