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Shire of Alberton
Former local government area in Victoria, Australia
Former local government area in Victoria, Australia
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | lga |
| name | Shire of Alberton |
| state | vic |
| region | South Gippsland |
| area | 1868.83 |
| est | 1855 |
| seat | Yarram |
| local_map | yes |
| local_map_caption | The Shire of Alberton as of its dissolution in 1994 |
| pop | 6430 |
| pop_year | 1992 |
| pop_footnotes | |
| image | Old lga Alberton.png |
| caption | Location in Victoria |
| county | Buln Buln |
| near-nw | Morwell |
| Traralgon | |
| near-n | Rosedale |
| near-ne | Rosedale |
| near-w | South Gippsland |
| near-e | Bass Strait |
| near-sw | South Gippsland |
| near-s | Bass Strait |
| near-se | Bass Strait |
| _noautocat | yes |
| near-nw = Morwell Traralgon | near-n = Rosedale | near-ne = Rosedale | near-w = South Gippsland | near-e = Bass Strait | near-sw = South Gippsland | near-s = Bass Strait | near-se = Bass Strait
The Shire of Alberton was a local government area about 220 km southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1868.83 km2, and existed from 1855 until 1994.
History
Alberton was first incorporated as a road district on 6 November 1855, one of the first ten in the colony, and became a shire on 2 February 1864. On 16 February 1894, part of the shire was excised, to become the Shire of South Gippsland. On 20 May 1914, it lost part of its North Riding to the Shire of Rosedale.
On 2 December 1994, the Shire of Alberton was abolished, and along with the City of Sale, the Shires of Avon and Maffra and parts of the Shire of Rosedale, was merged into the newly created Shire of Wellington.
Wards
The Shire of Alberton was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors:
- South Riding
- Central Riding
- North Riding
Towns and localities
- Council seat.
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1954 | 5,602 |
| 1958 | 5,820* |
| 1961 | 5,926 |
| 1966 | 5,846 |
| 1971 | 5,803 |
| 1976 | 5,673 |
| 1981 | 5,922 |
| 1986 | 5,972 |
| 1991 | 5,972 |
- Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office. (1994). "Victorian Year Book".
- (1992). "Victorian Municipal Directory". Arnall & Jackson.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics. (1 August 1995). "Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification". Commonwealth of Australia.
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