Business categories in Lake King, WA
Welcome to Lake King, WA
Lake King is a town in the eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. It’s located 464km away from Perth’s central business district, along State Route 107 and between the suburbs of Wagin and Ravensthorpe. Its population is 332.
History
The area is named after a nearby lake, which was named after the Surveyor General of Western Australia, Stanford King. It was Marshall Fox, a surveyor from Narrogin, who suggested that the area be named after King.
Settlers arrived in the area in 1928, just after the area was surveyed and land was released. It struggled through the Depression, but thrived after the war, mainly because of the high wool and wheat prices. The Lake King Progress Association lobbied the government to declare it a town in 1935. It was officially gazetted in 1936.
Lifestyle and Entertainment
The surrounding area produces wheat and cereal crops. It’s a receiving site for Cooperative Bulk Handling.
