Shire of Kilmore
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| Shire of Kilmore Victoria |
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 Location in Victoria |
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| Population: | 9380 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1856 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 508.9 km² (196.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Kilmore | ||||||||||||
| County: | Bourke, Dalhousie | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Kilmore was a Local Government Area located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 508.9 square kilometres (196.5 sq mi), and existed from 1856 until 1995.
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[edit] History
Kilmore was first incorporated as a district on 15 July 1856. It became a borough in 1863 and a shire on 24 December 1874. It was redefined on 1 October 1890. On 28 May 1958, it annexed part of the Shire of Romsey.[2]
On 20 January 1995, the Shire was abolished, and merged into the Shire of Mitchell, which had been created two months earlier by amalgamating the Shires of Broadford, Pyalong, Seymour and parts of McIvor into the Shire of Mitchell.[3]
[edit] Wards
Kilmore was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors:
- Wallan Riding
- Bylands & Glenburnie Riding
- Willowmavin & Moranding Riding
- Kilmore Riding
[edit] Towns and Localities
[edit] Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1954 | 1,932 |
| 1958 | 2,369* |
| 1961 | 2,728 |
| 1966 | 2,739 |
| 1971 | 2,798 |
| 1976 | 3,660 |
| 1981 | 4,919 |
| 1986 | 6,724 |
| 1991 | 8,827 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book, 52. ISSN 0067-1223.
- ^ (1992) Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson, 721-723. 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, 9. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved on 2008-01-05.
