Shire of Kyneton
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| Shire of Kyneton Victoria |
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 Location in Victoria |
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| Population: | 8920 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1859 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 725.2 km² (280.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Kyneton | ||||||||||||
| County: | Bourke, Dalhousie, Talbot | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Kyneton was a Local Government Area located about 85 kilometres (53 mi) northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 725.2 square kilometres (280.0 sq mi), and existed from 1859 until 1995.
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[edit] History
Kyneton was first incorporated as a district on 8 February 1859, and became a shire on 18 January 1865.
On 5 February 1913 and 9 October 1921, it gained parts of Shire of Bacchus Marsh and Shire of Ballan respectively, while on 1 October 1915, it absorbed the Borough of Malmsbury, which had been created on 19 October 1861 with an area of 17.05 square kilometres (6.58 sq mi).[2]
On 20 January 1995, the Shire was abolished, and merged with the Shires of Gisborne, Newham & Woodend and Romsey into the Shire of Macedon Ranges.[3]
[edit] Wards
Kyneton was divided into four ridings , each of which elected three councillors:
- Kyneton East Riding
- Kyneton West Riding
- Trentham/Tylden Riding
- Carlsruhe/Malmsbury Riding
[edit] Towns and Localities
- Kyneton
- Baynton
- Carlsruhe
- East Trentham
- Edgecombe
- Fern Hill
- Green Hill
- Lauriston
- Malmsbury
- Newbury
- Pastoria
- Piper's Creek
- Sidonia
- Spring Hill
- Trentham
- Tylden
[edit] Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1954 | 6,063 |
| 1958 | 6,340* |
| 1961 | 5,979 |
| 1966 | 5,967 |
| 1971 | 5,959 |
| 1976 | 6,293 |
| 1981 | 6,748 |
| 1986 | 7,657 |
| 1991 | 8,387 |
* 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, 733. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room. Also 1913:318
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (1 August 1995). Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification. Commonwealth of Australia, 8. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved on 2008-01-05.
