Shire of Creswick
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| Shire of Creswick Victoria |
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 Location in Victoria |
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| Population: | 4,870 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1859 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 551.66 km² (213.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Creswick | ||||||||||||
| County: | Talbot | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Creswick was a Local Government Area located about 120 kilometres (75 mi) west-northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 551.66 square kilometres (213.0 sq mi), and existed from 1859 until 1994.
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[edit] History
Creswick was first incorporated as a district on 11 January 1859, and became a shire on 31 December 1863. The Borough of Creswick, incorporated on 19 November 1858 with an area of 19.26 square kilometres (4,759 acres), was united with the Shire on 29 May 1934.[2]
On 20 January 1995, the Shire was abolished, and merged with Shires of Daylesford and Glenlyon and part of Kyneton and Talbot into the Shire of Hepburn.[3]
[edit] Wards
Creswick was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors:
- Creswick Riding
- North Creswick Riding
- Northeast Riding
- South Riding
[edit] Towns and Localities
- Allendale
- Broomfield
- Blampied
- Cabbage Tree
- Campbelltown
- Creswick
- Creswick North
- Dean
- Glengower
- Kangaroo Hills
- Kingston
- Kooroocheang
- Lawrence
- Mollongghip
- Moorookyle
- Mount Prospect
- Newlyn
- Rockyn
- Smeaton
- Springmount
- Ullina
- Wattle Flat
[edit] Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1954 | 3,554 |
| 1958 | 3,690* |
| 1961 | 3,587 |
| 1966 | 3,540 |
| 1971 | 3,414 |
| 1976 | 3,923 |
| 1981 | 3,943 |
| 1986 | 4,482 |
| 1991 | 4,836 |
* Estimate in 1958 Victorian Year Book.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book, 49-52. ISSN 0067-1223.
- ^ (1992) Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson, 642-643. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (1 August 1995). Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification. Commonwealth of Australia, 7. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved on 2008-01-05.
