Main Place

Trompsburg

Quick Fact
  • 1,880

  • 523

  • 15,3%

  • 64,8%

  • 96,9%

  • 97,3%

Trompsburg was established in 1891 on the farm Middelwater and was named after the owners of the farm, Jan and Bastiaan Tromp. The town was originally named Jagersfontein Road, and then renamed Hamilton, in honour of Sir Hamilton John Goold-Adams (1858-1920), Lieutenant-Governor of the Orange River Colony from 1901 to 1910. (GPS coordinates: 30.0438 S, 25.7847 E).

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  • Raper PE. 2004. New dictionary of South African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers.

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Key Statistics 2011

Characteristics
Total population1,880
Young (0-14)24,4%
Working Age (15-64)66,9%
Elderly (65+)8,7%
Dependency ratio49,6
Sex ratio95,3
Population density127 persons/km2
No schooling aged 20+6,4%
Higher education aged 20+15,3%
Matric aged 20+24,6%
Number of households523
Average household size2,9
Female headed households37,9%
Formal dwellings88,3%
Housing owned/paying off34,9%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage97,3%
Weekly refuse removal96,2%
Piped water inside dwelling64,8%
Electricity for lighting96,9%

Place names

Kopanong Municipality