Shire of Romsey

The Shire of Romsey was a local government area about 65 kilometres (40 mi) north-north-west of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 628 square kilometres (242.5 sq mi), and existed from 1862 until 1995.

Shire of Romsey
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Former Shire of Romsey Council Chambers
Population8,350 (1992)[1]
 • Density13.296/km2 (34.44/sq mi)
Established1862
Area628 km2 (242.5 sq mi)
Council seatRomsey
CountyBourke
LGAs around Shire of Romsey:
Kyneton Pyalong Pyalong
Newham and Woodend Shire of Romsey Kilmore
Gisborne Bulla Bulla

History

Romsey was incorporated as a road district on 5 August 1862, and became a shire on 16 June 1871.[2]

On 10 January 1890, the Shire of Lancefield was created from parts of the Lancefield and Rochford Ridings, however, it and the Shire of Springfield were united with Romsey on 31 May 1916. Parts of Romsey was annexed to the Shire of Kilmore on 28 May 1958.

On 19 January 1995, the Shire of Romsey was abolished, and, along with the Shires of Gisborne, Kyneton and Newham and Woodend, was merged into the newly created Shire of Macedon Ranges.[3]

Wards

The Shire of Romsey was divided into four ridings on 7 February 1978, each of which elected three councillors:

  • Central Riding
  • Lancefield Riding
  • Riddell Riding
  • Romsey Riding

Towns and localities

Population
Year Population
19542,813
19582,840*
19612,636
19662,516
19712,575
19763,155
19814,547
19865,992
19917,842

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 52. ISSN 0067-1223.
  2. Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 820–821. 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. 8. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.

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