Shire of Karkarooc
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| Shire of Karkarooc Victoria |
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 Location in Victoria |
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| Population: | 2720 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1896 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 3719 km² (1435.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Hopetoun | ||||||||||||
| County: | Karkarooc | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Karkarooc was a Local Government Area located in northwestern Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 3,719 square kilometres (1,435.9 sq mi), and existed from 1896 until 1995.
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[edit] History
Land in Karkarooc was originally governed by the Shire of St Arnaud from 1861 onwards, and then by the Borung after its severance from St Arnaud. Parts of the North and West Ridings of Borung severed to form the Shire of Karkarooc on 29 May 1896. On 29 May 1897 it annexed the northeastern part of Shire of Dimboola, and two days later annexed part of Castle Donnington. On 31 May 1906 it also annexed part of the Tyrrell Riding of the Shire of Wycheproof.
A new shire, Walpeup, was formed in western Victoria on 1 October 1911, taking in some areas of Karkarooc and sections of five other shires. Karkarooc also lost some of its West Riding to Dimboola on 14 December 1932.[2]
On 20 January 1995, the Shire was abolished, and merged with most of the Shires of Dunmunkle and Shire of Warracknabeal and parts of the Wimmera into the Shire of Yarriambiack.[3]
[edit] Wards
Karkarooc was, at the time of dissolution, not divided into ridings, and its twelve councillors represented the entire Shire.
[edit] Towns and Localities
- Beulah
- Galaquil
- Gama
- Goyura
- Hopetoun
- Lascelles
- Patchewollock
- Rosebery
- Speed
- Tempty
- Turriff
- Wathe
- Woomelang
- Wyperfeld
- Yaapeet
- Yarto
[edit] Population
| Year | Population |
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| 1954 | 4,424 |
| 1958 | 4,620* |
| 1961 | 4,168 |
| 1966 | 4,245 |
| 1971 | 3,729 |
| 1976 | 3,750 |
| 1981 | 3,119 |
| 1986 | 2,822 |
| 1991 | 2,610 |
* Estimate in the 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, 715-716. 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, 12. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved on 2008-01-05.
