Shire of York

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Shire of York Western Australia
Population: • Density:	2,996 (2001 census) 1.4/km²
Area:	2,132.7 km²
Mayor:	Pat Hooper
Council Seat:	York
Region:	Wheatbelt
State District:	Avon
Federal Division:	Pearce

Website: http://www.york.wa.gov.au

This article is about a local government area. For the town, see York, Western Australia.

The Shire of York is a Local Government Area of Western Australia centred on (but not including) the town of York (31°54′S 116°46′E; post code: 6302). It covers an area of about 2,100 km² in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia along the Great Southern Highway about 60-100 km east of and close to the metropolitan fringe of the capital, Perth. It has a population of 2,996 (ABS 2001).

1 History
2 Wards
3 Towns/Localities
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] History

In 1871, the York Road Board and York Municipal Council were gazetted as two separate entities. On 1 July 1961, they became respectively the York Shire Council and York Town Council following changes to the Local Government Act. The two entities merged on 15 March 1965.^[1]

[edit] Wards

The council was previously split into three wards - Town (4 councillors), West (2 councillors) and East (3 councillors) - but these were abolished and an election for 6 councillors for the entire Shire was held on 6 May 2006.