Shire of Waranga
| Shire of Waranga Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||||
 Rushworth Shire Hall | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 4,750 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 2.8890/km2 (7.482/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1863 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,644.19 km2 (634.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Rushworth | ||||||||||||||
| Region | North Central Victoria | ||||||||||||||
| County | Rodney | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Waranga was a local government area about 165 kilometres (103 mi) north of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1,644.19 square kilometres (634.8 sq mi), and existed from 1863 until 1994.
History
Waranga was incorporated as a road district on 1 June 1863, and became a shire on 30 October 1865.[2]
A large area was annexed to the Shire of Echuca on 10 October 1879, which later became known as the Shire of Deakin. The Shire of Rodney was severed and incorporated on 19 March 1886. On 16 May 1956, another loss of area occurred, when the Shire of Goulburn annexed some land in Waranga's southeast.
On 18 November 1994, the Shire of Waranga was abolished, and along with the City of Echuca, the Town of Kyabram, the Shires of Deakin and Rochester and some neighbouring districts, was merged into the newly created Shire of Campaspe. The Murchison district was transferred to the newly created City of Greater Shepparton.[3]
Wards
Waranga was divided into four ridings on 5 May 1971, each of which elected three councillors:
- North Riding
- South Riding
- East Riding
- West Riding
Towns and localities
* Council seat.
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1954 | 4,655 |
| 1958 | 4,690* |
| 1961 | 4,528 |
| 1966 | 4,502 |
| 1971 | 4,333 |
| 1976 | 4,187 |
| 1981 | 4,187 |
| 1986 | 4,196 |
| 1991 | 4,396 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 52. ISSN 0067-1223.
- ^ Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 881–882. 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 (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia. p. 5,7. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.
