Shire of Gisborne Victoria |
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Location in Victoria |
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Population: | 10330 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||
Established: | 1860 | ||||||||||||
Area: | 277.13 km² (107.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
Council Seat: | Gisborne | ||||||||||||
County: | Bourke | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Gisborne was a Local Government Area located about 55 kilometres (34 mi) northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 277.13 square kilometres (107.0 sq mi), and existed from 1860 until 1995.
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Gisborne was first incorporated as a district on 9 November 1860, and became a shire on 24 February 1871.[2]
On 20 January 1995, the Shire was abolished, and merged with the Shires of Kyneton, Newham and Woodend and Romsey into the Shire of Macedon Ranges.[3]
Gisborne was divided into three ridings on 30 August 1961, each of which elected three councillors:
Year | Population |
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1954 | 2,122 |
1958 | 2,230* |
1961 | 2,159 |
1966 | 2,319 |
1971 | 2,917 |
1976 | 4,911 |
1981 | 7,074 |
1986 | 8,474 |
1991 | 9,765 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.