Shire of Wangaratta (Victoria)
Local government area in Victoria, Australia
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The Shire of Wangaratta was a local government area about 260 kilometres (162 mi) northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 919.24 square kilometres (354.9 sq mi), and existed from 1863 until 1994. The Shire did not include Wangaratta itself, which was governed by a separate local government.
Shire of Wangaratta | |||||||||||||
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Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||
 The Shire of Wangaratta as at its dissolution in 1994 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Region | Hume | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1863 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Wangaratta | ||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 919.24 km2 (354.92 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 3,180 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 3.459/km2 (8.960/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| County | Bogong, Moira | ||||||||||||
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History
Wangaratta was first incorporated as the North Ovens Road District on 10 June 1863, which became a shire on 17 September 1867. Part of the Mokoan Riding of the Shire of Benalla was annexed as the Killawarra Riding on 31 May 1906. The shire was renamed Wangaratta on 22 November 1916.[2]
On 18 November 1994, the Shire of Wangaratta was abolished, and along with the City of Wangaratta, the Shire of Oxley and various surrounding districts, was merged into the newly created Rural City of Wangaratta.[3]
Wards
Wangaratta was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors:
- Boorhaman Riding
- Central Riding
- Killawarra Riding
- Tarrawingee Riding
Towns and localities
- Boorhaman
- Boralma
- Bowser
- Eldorado
- Everton
- Killawarra
- Londrigan
- Peechelba
- Springhurst
- Tarrawingee
Population
| Year | Population |
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| 1954 | 2,267 |
| 1958 | 2,320* |
| 1961 | 2,140 |
| 1966 | 1,952 |
| 1971 | 1,866 |
| 1976 | 2,266 |
| 1981 | 2,475 |
| 1986 | 3,039 |
| 1991 | 3,150 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.