Rural City of Seymour

Rural City of Seymour
Rural City of Seymour; Victoria
	Location in Victoria
Population	12,210 (1992)[1]
• Density	12.920/km2 (33.462/sq mi)
Established	1863
Area	945.07 km2 (364.9 sq mi)
Council seat	Seymour
County	Anglesey, Delatite, Moira, Dalhousie
	LGAs around Rural City of Seymour:

The Rural City of Seymour was a local government area about 100 kilometres (62 mi) north of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The Rural City covered an area of 945.07 square kilometres (364.9 sq mi), and existed from 1863 until 1994.

History

Seymour was incorporated as a road district on 5 May 1863, and became a shire on 24 February 1871. It lost a part of its area to the Shire of Yea on 15 May 1907.[2] Seymour was proclaimed a Rural City in 1993.

On 18 November 1994, the Rural City of Seymour was abolished, and, along with the Shires of Broadford and Pyalong, and parts of the Shire of McIvor, was merged into the newly created Shire of Mitchell. The Avenel district was transferred to the newly created Shire of Strathbogie.[3]

Wards

The Rural City of Seymour was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors:

Avenel Riding
Seymour North Riding
Seymour South Riding
Tallarook Riding

Towns and localities

Avenel
Mangalore
Northwood
Seymour
Tallarook
Whiteheads Creek

Population

Year	Population
1954	11,596
1958	12,340*
1961	9,254
1966	11,248
1971	11,103
1976	10,632
1981	11,218
1986	11,412
1991	11,690

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

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References

Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 52. ISSN 0067-1223.
Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 828–829. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
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. 9,11. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.

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[1] Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 52. ISSN 0067-1223.

[vmd-2] Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 828–829. 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. 9,11. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.