title: Midgenoo, Queensland
text: # Midgenoo, Queensland
  
  Midgenoo is a rural town and locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the locality of Midgenoo had a population of 51 people.
  
  ## Geography
  
  The town is north of centre within the locality. This land is flat (approx 20 metres above sea level) and is used for crops, principally sugarcane.
  
  The Bruce Highway and North Coast railway line traverse the locality from south-west to north, passing through the town. Midgenoo railway station (17°53′44″S 145°57′40″E﻿ / ﻿17.8955°S 145.9611°E﻿ / -17.8955; 145.9611﻿ (Midgenoo railway station)) once served the town but now is abandoned. There are also sugarcane tramways in the locality.
  
  ## History
  
  The town's name Midgenoo is taken from the Midgenoo railway station and is reportedly an Aboriginal word for a local tree.
  
  Midgenoo State School opened in 1923 but closed in 1933.
  
  In the 2016 census, the locality of Midgenoo had a population of 51 people.
  
  