Blairgowrie, Gauteng

Blairgowrie is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region B of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. It is named after the town of Blairgowrie in Scotland.

Blairgowrie
Blairgowrie
Blairgowrie
Coordinates: 26°06′59″S 28°00′34″E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
MunicipalityCity of Johannesburg
Main PlaceRandburg
Established1928
Area
  Total4.19 km2 (1.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total12,049
  Density2,900/km2 (7,400/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African24.5%
  Coloured3.1%
  Indian/Asian9.1%
  White61.6%
  Other1.7%
First languages (2011)
  English71.0%
  Afrikaans9.5%
  Zulu4.3%
  Tswana2.9%
  Other12.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2194

The suburb has an active community association called the Blairgowrie Community Association.[2]

History

Prior to the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886, the future suburb lay on land on one of the original farms that make up Johannesburg, called Klipfontein.[3]:70 The farm was bought by William Grey Rattray in 1890 and renamed it Craighall.[3]:70 In 1928, his daughter would rename part of the land on the farm after the town Blairgowrie and Rattray in Scotland.[3]:70 The suburb consisted of 406 stands over 56 ha.[3]:70

References

  1. "Sub Place Blairgowrie". Census 2011.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-14. Retrieved 2020-07-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Musiker, Naomi; Musiker, Reuben (2000). A Concise Historical Dictionary of Greater Johannesburg. Cape Town: Francolin. ISBN 1868590712.


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