Port Vincent, South Australia
- Port Vincent, South Australia
Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Port Vincent http://www.portvincent.org.au
state = sa
caption =
lga = District Council of Yorke Peninsula
postcode = 5581
est = 1877
pop = 500
elevation = 5 metres
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Goyder
fedgov = Grey
dist1 = 194
dir1 =
location1 = Adelaide
Port Vincent is a small town on the east coast of Yorke Peninsula in South Australia, 194 km from Adelaide by road.
The Narangga Aborigines inhabited the area prior to white settlement. The town was laid out by Adelaide solicitor L.M. Cullen in 1877, originally known as Surveyor's Point, and today has a population of around 500.
In its early days it was a port exporting wheat, barley and wool. A seaside holiday destination for many years, recently it has been the site of a marina development. Port Vincent has been judged "Australia's Tidiest Town" twice in recent years. It has very active volunteer organisations including the CFS, Coast Guard, Tidy Towns etc.
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