Humboldt, Queensland

Humboldt is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Humboldt had a population of 49 people.

Geography
The Dawson Highway forms the southern boundary of the locality and the ridgeline of the Expedition Range (-24.2166°N, 149.05°W) forms the eastern boundary.

There are a number of protected areas:

The Shotover Range (-24.1666°N, 149°W) runs north-south through the centre of the locality including the national park.
 * Shotover State Forest in the north-east of the locality
 * Expedition State Forect in the south-east
 * Humboldt State Forest and the Humboldt National Park in the centre

Apart from these protected areas, the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation.

Letter Camp (-24.1°N, 148.8°W). and Wilsons Camp (-24.0833°N, 148.8333°W) are two neighhourhoods in the north-west of the locality.

There are a number of homesteads in the locality:


 * Bundaburra (-24.4388°N, 148.9076°W)
 * Bungawarra (-24.4554°N, 148.9599°W) with airstrip (-24.4599°N, 148.9543°W)
 * Humboldt (-24.0968°N, 148.8242°W)
 * Katrina (-24.3867°N, 148.8499°W)
 * Kulandra (-24.0521°N, 148.9383°W)
 * Old Redrock (-24.1017°N, 148.9234°W)
 * Penrose (-24.0621°N, 148.8385°W)
 * Planet Downs (-24.5305°N, 148.8856°W) with airstrip (-24.5378°N, 148.8896°W)
 * Rockland Springs (-23.9862°N, 148.9914°W)
 * Somerby (-24.2109°N, 148.7403°W) with airstrip (-24.2042°N, 148.7383°W)
 * Sunlight (-24.3072°N, 148.7948°W)
 * Washpool (-24.2012°N, 148.8249°W) with airstrip (-24.2027°N, 148.8313°W).
 * Wybalena with airstrip (-24.2895°N, 148.7985°W)

History
Expedition Range was named on 27 November 1844 by explorer Ludwig Leichhardt who described it as "particularly striking and imposing".

Demographics
In the, Humboldt had a population of 13 people.

In the, Humboldt had a population of 49 people.

Education
There are no schools in the locality. The nearest primary schools are Rolleston State School in Rolleston to the south-west and Blackwater State School in Blackwater to the north. The nearest secondary school is Blackwater State High School in Blackwater; however, some parts of the locality are so distant that distance education and boarding schools would be other options.