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Shire of Karkarooc

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Shire of Karkarooc
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population2720 (1992)[1]
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Established1896
Area3,719 km2 (1,435.9 sq mi)
Council seatHopetoun
CountyKarkarooc
LGAs around Shire of Karkarooc:
Walpeup Walpeup Wycheproof
Dimboola Shire of Karkarooc Wycheproof
Dimboola Warracknabeal Birchip

The Shire of Karkarooc was a Local Government Area located in northwestern Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 3,719 square kilometres (1,435.9 sq mi), and existed from 1896 until 1995.

History

Land in Karkarooc was originally governed by the Shire of St Arnaud from 1861 onwards, and then by the Borung after its severance from St Arnaud. Parts of the North and West Ridings of Borung severed to form the Shire of Karkarooc on 29 May 1896. On 29 May 1897 it annexed the northeastern part of Shire of Dimboola, and two days later annexed part of Castle Donnington. On 31 May 1906 it also annexed part of the Tyrrell Riding of the Shire of Wycheproof.

A new shire, Walpeup, was formed in western Victoria on 1 October 1911, taking in some areas of Karkarooc and sections of five other shires. Karkarooc also lost some of its West Riding to Dimboola on 14 December 1932.[2]

On 20 January 1995, the Shire was abolished, and merged with most of the Shires of Dunmunkle and Shire of Warracknabeal and parts of the Wimmera into the Shire of Yarriambiack.[3]

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Towns and Localities

Population

Year Population
1954 4,424
1958 4,620*
1961 4,168
1966 4,245
1971 3,729
1976 3,750
1981 3,240*
1986 3,040*
1991 2,800

* Estimates in 1958, 1983 and 1988 Victorian Year Books.

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 49-52. ISSN 0067-1223.
  2. ^ Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 715–716. 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. 12. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 2008-01-05. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)