Shire of Charlton

Shire of Charlton
Victoria
Shire of Charlton; Victoria
	Location in Victoria
Population	1,850 (1992)
• Density	1.574/km2 (4.078/sq mi)
Established	1895
Area	1,175 km2 (453.7 sq mi)
Council seat	Charlton
Region	Mallee
County	Gladstone, Kara Kara, Tatchera
	LGAs around Shire of Charlton:

The Shire of Charlton was a local government area about 240 kilometres (149 mi) north-northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1,175 square kilometres (453.7 sq mi), and existed from 1895 until 1995.

History

Charlton was first incorporated as a shire on 28 May 1895, upon the severance of portions of the Shires of Gordon, Kerang and St Arnaud.^[2]

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

Wards

The Shire of Charlton was divided into three ridings on 25 May 1988, each of which elected three councillors:

North Riding
South Riding
West Riding

Towns and localities

* Council seat.

Population

Year	Population
1954	2,350
1958	2,510*
1961	2,492
1966	2,492
1971	2,226
1976	2,120
1981	2,063
1986	1,968
1991	1,749

* 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. 625–626. 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. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.

External links

Victorian Places - Charlton and Charlton Shire

36°16′S 143°21′E / 36.267°S 143.350°E / -36.267; 143.350

[1] Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 52. ISSN 0067-1223.

[vmd-2] Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 625–626. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.

[3] 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. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.

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