Shire of Maldon

The Shire of Maldon was a local government area about 140 kilometres (87 mi) northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia, and 35 kilometres (22 mi) southwest of the regional city of Bendigo. The shire covered an area of 549 square kilometres (212.0 sq mi), and existed from 1858 until 1995.

Shire of Maldon
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population3,100 (1992)[1]
 • Density5.65/km2 (14.62/sq mi)
Established1858
Area549 km2 (212.0 sq mi)
Council seatMaldon
CountyTalbot
LGAs around Shire of Maldon:
Bet Bet Marong Strathfieldsaye
Tullaroop Shire of Maldon Metcalfe
Tullaroop Newstead Castlemaine (C)

History

Maldon was first incorporated as a municipality on 6 August 1858, then as a road district on 2 September 1863. It was proclaimed a shire on 12 January 1864.[2]

On 20 January 1995, the Shire of Maldon was abolished, and, along with the City of Castlemaine and the Shires of Metcalfe and Newstead, was merged into the newly created Shire of Mount Alexander.[3]

Wards

The Shire of Maldon was divided into three ridings on 1 April 1988, each of which elected three councillors:

  • Gowar Riding
  • Nuggetty Riding
  • Tarrengower Riding

Towns and localities

Population
Year Population
19542,030
19582,040*
19612,008
19661,953
19711,759
19761,864
19812,221
19862,563
19912,968

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

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References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 52. ISSN 0067-1223.
  2. Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 751–752. 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. 10. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.

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