Latrobe, Tasmania

Latrobe is a town in northern Tasmania, Australia on the Mersey River. It is 8 km south-east of Devonport on the Bass Highway. It is the main centre of the Latrobe Council. At the 2006 census, Latrobe had a population of 2,843. By the 2011 census, this had increased to 3,897. The area was first settled by B. B. Thomas in 1826 and, in 1861, the settlement was named for Charles Joseph Latrobe (1801–1875), the administrator of the colony of Tasmania. La Trobe Post Office opened on 31 August 1860 and was renamed Latrobe in 1873.

Latrobe, Tasmania

Latrobe is a town in northern Tasmania, Australia on the Mersey River. It is 8 km south-east of Devonport on the Bass Highway. It is the main centre of the Latrobe Council. At the 2006 census, Latrobe had a population of 2,843. By the 2011 census, this had increased to 3,897. The area was first settled by B. B. Thomas in 1826 and, in 1861, the settlement was named for Charles Joseph Latrobe (1801–1875), the administrator of the colony of Tasmania. La Trobe Post Office opened on 31 August 1860 and was renamed Latrobe in 1873.