City of Echuca | |||||||||||||
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 Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||
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 The City of Echuca as at its dissolution in 1994 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Region | North Central Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1865 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Echuca | ||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 26.06 km2 (10.06 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 9,740 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 373.75/km2 (968.0/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| County | Gunbower,Rodney | ||||||||||||
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TheCity of Echuca was alocal government area inVictoria,Australia, about 200 kilometres (124 mi) north ofMelbourne, the state capital. Based around the regional centre ofEchuca, along theMurray River, the city covered an area of 26.06 square kilometres (10.1 sq mi), and existed from 1865 until 1994.
The Borough of Echuca was incorporated on 3 January 1865, and became a city on 1 March 1965, just after its centenary celebrations.
On 18 November 1994, the City of Echuca was abolished, and along with theTown of Kyabram, the Shires ofDeakin,Rochester andWaranga, and some neighbouring districts, was merged into the newly createdShire of Campaspe.[2]
The City of Echuca was not divided into wards, and its nine councillors represented all electors in the city.
| Year | Population |
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| 1954 | 5,405 |
| 1958 | 6,130* |
| 1961 | 5,443 |
| 1966 | 7,046 |
| 1971 | 7,505 |
| 1976 | 7,873 |
| 1981 | 7,943 |
| 1986 | 8,409 |
| 1991 | 9,438 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
