Shire of Birchip

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Shire of Birchip
Victoria

Location in Victoria

Population

1,270 (1992)^[1]

• Density

0.865/km² (2.241/sq mi)

Established

1895

Area

1,468 km² (566.8 sq mi)

Council seat

Birchip

County

Tatchera, Karkarooc, Borung

LGAs around Shire of Birchip:
Karkarooc	Wycheproof	Wycheproof
Karkarooc	Shire of Birchip	Wycheproof
Warracknabeal	Donald	Donald

The Shire of Birchip was a local government area located about 170 kilometres (106 mi) northwest of Bendigo in northwestern Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1,468 square kilometres (566.8 sq mi), and existed from 1895 until 1995.

History

Birchip was first incorporated as a shire on 6 April 1895. It was originally gazetted as Shire of Wirmbirchip, with the error being fixed on 8 November 1895. On 22 May 1896, it annexed part of the Shire of Borung.^[2]

On 20 January 1995, the Shire was abolished, and merged with the Shires of Charlton, Donald, Wycheproof and part of Kara Kara into the Shire of Buloke.^[3]

Wards

Birchip was divided into three ridings on 31 May 1988, each of which elected three councillors:

North Riding
South Riding
West Riding

Towns and localities

Population

Year	Population
1954	1,745
1958	1,860*
1961	1,899
1966	1,921
1971	1,739
1976	1,555
1981	1,466
1986	1,339
1991	1,249

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. pp. 49–52. ISSN 0067-1223.
↑ Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 605–606. 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. p. 5. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 2008-01-05.

v t e Former local government areas in regional Victoria

Cities, towns and boroughs	Ararat Bairnsdale Ballaarat Benalla Bendigo Camperdown (T) Castlemaine Colac Eaglehawk (B) Echuca Geelong Geelong West Hamilton Horsham Kerang (B) Koroit (B) Kyabram (T) Maryborough Mildura Moe Morwell Newtown Port Fairy (B) Portland Queenscliffe (B) St Arnaud (T) Sale Sebastopol (B) Shepparton South Barwon Stawell Swan Hill Traralgon Wangaratta Warrnambool Wonthaggi (B)

Shires and rural cities	Alberton Alexandra Arapiles Ararat Avoca Avon Bacchus Marsh Bairnsdale Ballan Ballarat Bannockburn Barrabool Bass Beechworth Belfast Bellarine (RC) Benalla Bet Bet Birchip Bright Broadford Buln Buln Bungaree Buninyong Charlton Chiltern Cobram Cohuna Colac Corio Creswick Daylesford and Glenlyon Deakin Dimboola Donald Dundas Dunmunkle East Loddon Euroa Gisborne Glenelg Gordon Goulburn Grenville Hampden Heytesbury Heywood Huntly Kaniva Kara Kara Karkarooc Kerang Kilmore Korong Korumburra Kowree Kyneton Leigh Lexton Lowan McIvor Maffra Maldon Mansfield Marong (RC) Metcalfe Mildura Minhamite Mirboo Mortlake Mount Rouse Myrtleford Narracan Nathalia Newham and Woodend Newstead Numurkah Omeo Orbost Otway Oxley Phillip Island Pyalong Ripon Rochester Rodney Romsey Rosedale Rutherglen Seymour (RC) Shepparton South Gippsland Stawell Strathfieldsaye Swan Hill Talbot and Clunes Tallangatta Tambo Traralgon Tullaroop Tungamah Upper Murray Upper Yarra Violet Town Walpeup Wangaratta Wannon Waranga Warracknabeal Warragul (RC) Warrnambool Wimmera Winchelsea Wodonga (RC) Woorayl Wycheproof Yackandandah Yarrawonga Yea

Coordinates: 35°59′S 142°56′E / 35.983°S 142.933°E / -35.983; 142.933

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