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Alectown, New South Wales, Australia is a country town in Parkes Shire on the Newell Highway.

It was originally a gold mining town which used to have a population of well over 1,000. Today, it has around 201 people ^[1] with many farmers living around it. Originally known as Alecs Flat, the district was named after the three men who first prospected here - Alexander Cameron, Alexander Patton, and Alexander Whitelaw.^[2]

[edit] Notable people who have lived in the Alectown area

Scott Westcott

[edit] Notes

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Alectown (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC16043&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
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Coordinates: 32°56′S 148°14.5′E / 32.933°S 148.2417°E / -32.933; 148.2417

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[Census2006Y-0] Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Alectown (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC16043&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 8 June 2009.

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