Shire of McKinlay

It covers an area of 40,880.3 square kilometres (15,784.0 sq mi), and has existed as a local government entity since 1891. The shire economy is based on beef production and mining. BHP Billiton operate the Cannington mine in the shire, extracting silver, lead and zinc.

History

Map of McKinlay Division and adjacent local government areas, March 1902

The Mackinlay Division was created on 9 December 1891 out of parts of Boulia and Cloncurry under the Divisional Boards Act 1887.

With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Mackinlay Division became the Shire of Mackinlay on 31 March 1903.

In 1932, the spelling of the shire's name was altered to be Shire of McKinlay, as the shire was named after the explorer John McKinlay.^[2]

On 24 July 1930, it was abolished and a new Shire of McKinlay was formed from parts of the Shires of Cloncurry, Mckinlay, Winton and Wyangarie (Richmond).

Towns and localities

Chairmen

1927: W. M. Allison

Population

Year	Population
1933	1,899
1947	1,633
1954	1,647
1961	2,132
1966	1,701
1971	1,582
1976	1,468
1981	1,477
1986	1,446
1991	1,306
1996	1,423
2001	1,358
2006	1,351

References

↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 March 2011). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2009–10". Retrieved 11 June 2011.
↑ "McKinlay Shire". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Retrieved 18 September 2013.

Local government areas of Queensland

South East	Brisbane Gold Coast Ipswich Lockyer Valley Logan Moreton Bay Noosa Redland Scenic Rim Somerset Sunshine Coast

Wide Bay–Burnett	Bundaberg Cherbourg Fraser Coast Gympie North Burnett South Burnett

Darling Downs	Goondiwindi Southern Downs Toowoomba Western Downs

Central	Banana Central Highlands Gladstone Isaac Livingstone Rockhampton Whitsunday Woorabinda

North	Burdekin Charters Towers Douglas Hinchinbrook Mackay Mareeba Palm Island Townsville

Far North	Aurukun Cairns Cassowary Coast Cook Hopevale Kowanyama Lockhart River Mapoon Napranum Northern Peninsula Area Pormpuraaw Tablelands Torres Torres Strait Island Weipa Wujal Wujal Yarrabah

North West	Burke Carpentaria Cloncurry Croydon Doomadgee Etheridge Flinders McKinlay Mornington Mount Isa Richmond

Central West	Barcaldine Barcoo Blackall-Tambo Boulia Diamantina Longreach Winton

South West	Balonne Bulloo Maranoa Murweh Paroo Quilpie

Coordinates: 20°39′24″S 141°44′44″E / 20.65667°S 141.74556°E / -20.65667; 141.74556

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