Shire of Kowree
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| Shire of Kowree Victoria |
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 Location in Victoria |
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| Population: | 3,710 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1862 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 5379.41 km² (2077.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Edenhope | ||||||||||||
| County: | Lowan | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Kowree was a Local Government Area located in western Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 5,379.41 square kilometres (2,077.0 sq mi), and existed from 1862 until 1995.
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[edit] History
Kowree was first incorporated as a district on 24 June 1862, and became a shire on 26 January 1872. It added the South Riding of the Shire of Lowan to its North Riding on 29 May 1894.[2]
On 20 January 1995, the Shire was abolished, and merged with Shire of Kaniva and parts of Arapiles and Glenelg into the Shire of West Wimmera. The Black Range and Toolondo Reservoir districts joined the Rural City of Horsham, while a small unpopulated section joined the Shire of Southern Grampians.[3]
[edit] Wards
Kowree was divided into four ridings , each of which elected three councillors:
- Central Riding
- East Riding
- North Riding
- West Riding
[edit] Towns and Localities
[edit] Population
| Year | Population |
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| 1954 | 5,012 |
| 1958 | 5,400* |
| 1961 | 5,426 |
| 1966 | 5,358 |
| 1971 | 4,795 |
| 1976 | 4,820 |
| 1981 | 4,150* |
| 1986 | 4,000* |
| 1991 | 3,720 |
* Estimates in 1958, 1983 and 1988 Victorian Year Books.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book, 49-52. ISSN 0067-1223.
- ^ (1992) Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson, 730-731. 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, 11, 12. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved on 2008-01-05.
