in Nanango in 1929 and was officially constituted in 1932. The Nanango Baptist Church officially opened at 81 Drayton Street () on Saturday 29 February 1936. In 1998 the congregation needed a more spacious church and relocated to a new building at 37 Mount Stanley Road, under the new name of Nanango Community Baptist Church. The old church was sold into private ownership. After World War I, however, growth levelled off until the early 1970s when the development of the Tarong Power Station led to a third population explosion. McCauley Weir was used as the town's water supply until three additional bores were drilled at the confluence of Barkers Creek and Meandu Creek. In April 1921, two subdivisions at Nanango and Tarong Estate and Township were advertised for auction by John Darley and Isles, Love and Co. The Tarong Estate, twelve miles from Nanango and Tarong Railway Station offered 25 agricultural farms and 62 town allotments while the Grange Estate, eleven miles from Nanango and 18 miles from Kingaroy in the Parish of Booie offered 15 dairy farms. Nanango State High School opened on 25 January 1982, having previously been a secondary department attached to Nanango State School. The Nanango Library opened in 1962. At the , the town of Nanango had a population of 3,083. In the , the locality of Nanango had a population of 3,795 people. In the , the locality of Nanango had a population of 3,599 people. In the , the locality of Nanango had a population of 3,679 people. Heritage listings Nanango has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: George Street: Nanango Butter Factory Building 30 Henry Street: Nanango Court House 41 Albert Street: Ringsfield House, a grand country residence and gardens. built by Robin Dods for Mrs Florence Graham in 1908 Economy Nanango's principal industries are power generation and coal mining, agriculture, beef and pork production, dairying and milk processing, timber growing and milling, small crops, natural medicine, art and craftwork and tourism. Education Nanango State School is a government primary (Early Childhood-6) school for boys and girls at 39 Drayton Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 438 students with 37 teachers (34 full-time equivalent) and 26 non-teaching staff (18 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. St Patrick's Primary School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 16 Alfred Street (). In 2018,