District Council of Coonalpyn Downs
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District Council of Coonalpyn Downs | |
|---|---|
 The District Council of Coonalpyn Downs as it was prior to disestablishment (blue) | |
| Coordinates: 35°41′54″S 139°51′19″E / 35.6983°S 139.855246°E[1] | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | South Australia |
| Established | 1957[2] |
| Abolished | 1997[3] |
| Council seat | Coonalpyn[2] |
| Area (1986)[4] | |
• Total | 4,061 km2 (1,568 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,950 (1986)[4] |
| • Density | 0.4802/km2 (1.244/sq mi) |
The District Council of Coonalpyn Downs was a local government area in the Australian state of South Australia that existed from 1957 to 1997 on land in the state’s south-east.
It was established on 30 May 1957 with its seat being located in the town of Coonalpyn.[2]
At establishment, the district consisted of land in the hundreds of Jeffries, Strawbridge, Coneybeer, Lewis, Field, Colebatch, Richards and Coombe and parts of the hundreds of Archibald, Carcuma and Kirkpatrick.[2] The district therefore included parts of the cadastral counties of Buccleuch, Russell, Cardwell and Buckingham.[1]
At establishment, councillors were elected from the following five wards with all returning two councillors each with the exception of Yumali which returned one councillor – Coonalpyn, Mclntosh, Richards, Tintinara and Yumali.[2]
On 13 February 1997, it was amalgamated with the district councils of Meningie and Peake to create the Coorong District Council.[3]
