Musk, Victoria

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Musk
Victoria
Musk
Coordinates 37°22′0″S 144°12′0″E / 37.36667°S 144.20000°E / -37.36667; 144.20000Coordinates: 37°22′0″S 144°12′0″E / 37.36667°S 144.20000°E / -37.36667; 144.20000
Population 177 (2006)[1]
Postcode(s) 3461
Location
  • 109 km (68 mi) NW of Melbourne
  • 50 km (31 mi) NE of Ballarat
  • 7 km (4 mi) SE of Daylesford
LGA(s) Shire of Hepburn
State electorate(s) Ballarat East
Federal Division(s) Ballarat

Musk is a locality in central Victoria, Australia in the Hepburn Shire local government area, 109 kilometres (68 mi) north-west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Musk and the surrounding area had a population of 177.[1]

Musk Creek Post Office opened around March 1879, was renamed Musk in 1937 and closed in 1974.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Musk (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2009-04-02. 
  2. ↑ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2008-04-11 

See also

Towns in the Shire of Hepburn


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.