Shire of Alexandra

Shire of Alexandra
Shire of Alexandra; Victoria
	Location in Victoria
	Alexandra Shire Hall
Population	6,120 (1992)[1]
• Density	2.7852/km2 (7.214/sq mi)
Established	1868
Area	2,197.31 km2 (848.4 sq mi)
Council seat	Alexandra
County	Anglesey, Evelyn
	LGAs around Shire of Alexandra:

The Shire of Alexandra was a local government area located about 130 kilometres (81 mi) northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 2,197.31 square kilometres (848.4 sq mi), and existed from 1868 until 1994.

History

Alexandra was first incorporated as a road district on 30 June 1868, and became a shire on 3 September 1869. Its boundaries changed a number of times throughout its existence:[2]

20 May 1914 - annexed part of the North Riding of the Shire of Yea;
1 October 1963 - part of the shire annexed to the Shire of Euroa;
1 October 1963 - annexed part of Shire of Healesville, around Buxton;
1 October 1984 - annexed the East Riding of the Shire of Healesville, around Marysville;

On 18 November 1994, the Shire of Alexandra was abolished, and, along with the Shire of Yea and parts of the City of Whittlesea and the Shires of Broadford, Eltham, Euroa and Healesville, was merged into the newly created Shire of Murrindindi.[3]

Wards

The Shire of Alexandra was divided into three ridings on 3 August 1985, each of which elected three councillors. Prior to this, it was divided into five ridings in May 1957.

Central Riding
North East Riding
South Riding

Towns and localities

Alexandra
Acheron
Buxton (transferred from the Shire of Healesville in 1963)
Cathkin
Eildon
Fawcett
Gobur
Kanumbra
Koriella
Marysville (transferred from the Shire of Healesville in 1984)
Narbethong (transferred from the Shire of Healesville in 1984)
Rubicon
St Filians
Snobs Creek
Taggerty
Thornton
Yarck

Population

Year	Population
1911	2,717
1954	6,523
1958	5,440*
1961	4,591
1966	4,485
1971	4,480
1976	4,238
1981	4,376
1986	5,353
1991	5,999

* 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. 562–563. 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. 10. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.

External links

Australian Places - Alexandra

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[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. 562–563. 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. 10. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.