Shire of Mount Rouse
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Shire of Mount Rouse | |||||||||||||
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 Former council chambers in Penshurst | |||||||||||||
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| The Shire of Mount Rouse as at its dissolution in 1994 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Region | Barwon South West | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1860 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Penshurst | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 1,407 km2 (543 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total(s) | 2,350 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.670/km2 (4.326/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| County | Villiers | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Mount Rouse was a local government area about 270 kilometres (168 mi) west of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1,407 square kilometres (543.2 sq mi), and existed from 1860 until 1994.
Mount Rouse was incorporated as a road district on 2 October 1860, and became a shire on 26 January 1864.[2]
On 23 September 1994, the Shire of Mount Rouse was abolished, and along with the City of Hamilton, the Shire of Wannon and parts of the Shire of Dundas, was merged into the newly created Shire of Southern Grampians.[3]
Ridings
Mount Rouse was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors:
- Dunkeld Riding
- Glenthompson Riding
- Penshurst Riding
Towns and localities
- Chatsworth
- Dunkeld
- Glenthompson
- Penshurst*
- Tabor
* Council seat.
