Shire of Ripon

Shire of Ripon
Shire of Ripon; Victoria
	Location in Victoria
Population	3,530 (1992)[1]
• Density	2.303/km2 (5.964/sq mi)
Established	1861
Area	1,533 km2 (591.9 sq mi)
Council seat	Beaufort
County	Grenville, Ripon
	LGAs around Shire of Ripon:

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.

The shire offices in Beaufort.

History

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 was abolished, and merged with Shire of Lexton and most of Shire of Avoca into the Shire of Pyrenees.[3]

Wards

Ripon was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors:

Northwest Riding
East Riding
Central Riding

Towns and localities

Beaufort
Raglan
Trawalla
Snake Valley
Brewster
Stockyard Hill
Waterloo
Chute
Middle Creek
Camp Hill
Mount Emu

Population

Year	Population
1954	3,365
1958	3,700*
1961	3,581
1966	3,512
1971	3,212
1976	3,204
1981	3,088
1986	3,317
1991	3,464

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

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References

Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. pp. 49–52. ISSN 0067-1223.
Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 812–813. 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. 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. pp. 49–52. ISSN 0067-1223.

[vmd-2] Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 812–813. 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. 11. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.