Shire of Ripon Victoria |
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Location in Victoria |
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Population: | 3530 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||
Established: | 1861 | ||||||||||||
Area: | 1533 km² (591.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
Council Seat: | Beaufort | ||||||||||||
County: | Grenville, Ripon | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Ripon was a Local Government Area located about 160 kilometres (99 mi) west-northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1,533 square kilometres (591.9 sq mi), and existed from 1861 until 1994.
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Ripon was first incorporated as a district on 12 April 1861, and became a shire on 18 December 1863.[2]
On 23 September 1994, the Shire was abolished, and merged with Shire of Lexton and most of Shire of Avoca into the Shire of Pyrenees.[3]
Ripon was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors:
Year | Population |
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1954 | 3,365 |
1958 | 3,700* |
1961 | 3,581 |
1966 | 3,512 |
1971 | 3,212 |
1976 | 3,204 |
1981 | 3,088 |
1986 | 3,317 |
1991 | 3,464 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.