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Shire of Charlton
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | lga |
| name | Shire of Charlton |
| state | vic |
| region | Mallee |
| area | 1175 |
| est | 1895 |
| seat | Charlton |
| local_map | yes |
| local_map_caption | The Shire of Charlton as at its dissolution in 1995 |
| pop | 1,850 |
| pop_year | 1992 |
| pop_footnotes | |
| logo | Charlton Shire 1993 (The Age 24-04-1993).png |
| image | Old lga Charlton.png |
| caption | Location in Victoria |
| county | Gladstone, Kara Kara, Tatchera |
| near-nw | Wycheproof |
| near-n | Kerang |
| near-ne | Gordon |
| near-w | Donald |
| near-e | Korong |
| near-sw | Kara Kara |
| near-s | Kara Kara |
| near-se | Korong |
| _noautocat | yes |
| near-nw = Wycheproof | near-n = Kerang | near-ne = Gordon | near-w = Donald | near-e = Korong | near-sw = Kara Kara | near-s = Kara Kara | near-se = Korong
The Shire of Charlton was a local government area about 240 km north-northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1175 km2, 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.
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.
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
- Barrakee
- Buckrabanyule
- Charlton*
- Coonooer Bridge
- Dooboobetic
- Glenloth
- Nareewillock
- Teddywaddy
- Terrappee
- Wooroonook
- Yawong
- Yeungroon
- 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
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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