The Shire of Ripon was a local government area about 160 kilometres (99 mi) west-northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1,533 square kilometres (591.9 sq mi), and existed from 1861 until 1994.
| Shire of Ripon Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||||
 The shire offices in Beaufort | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,530 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 2.303/km2 (5.964/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1861 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,533 km2 (591.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Beaufort | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Grampians | ||||||||||||||
| County | Grenville, Ripon | ||||||||||||||
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History edit
Ripon was incorporated as a road district on 12 April 1861, and became a shire on 18 December 1863.[2]
On 23 September 1994, the Shire of Ripon was abolished, and along with the Shire of Lexton and parts of the Shire of Avoca, was merged into the newly created Shire of Pyrenees.[3]
Wards edit
Ripon was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors:
- Northwest Riding
- East Riding
- Central Riding
Towns and localities edit
- Beaufort*
- Brewster
- Camp Hill
- Chute
- Middle Creek
- Mount Emu
- Raglan
- Snake Valley
- Stockyard Hill
- Trawalla
- Waterloo
* Council seat.
Population edit
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1954 | 3,365 |
| 1958 | 3,700* |
| 1961 | 3,581 |
| 1966 | 3,512 |
| 1971 | 3,212 |
| 1976 | 3,204 |
| 1981 | 3,088 |
| 1986 | 3,317 |
| 1991 | 3,464 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References edit
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. pp. 49–52. ISSN 0067-1223.
- ^ Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 812–813. 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. 11. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.