Shire of Ripon
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Shire of Ripon | |||||||||||||
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 The shire offices in Beaufort | |||||||||||||
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| The Shire of Ripon as at its dissolution in 1994 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Region | Grampians | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1861 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Beaufort | ||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 1,533 km2 (592 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total(s) | 3,530 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 2.303/km2 (5.964/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| County | Grenville, Ripon | ||||||||||||
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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.
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
Ripon was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors:
- Northwest Riding
- East Riding
- Central Riding
