Shire of Alberton | |||||||||||||
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 Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||
 The Shire of Alberton as of its dissolution in 1994 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Region | South Gippsland | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1855 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Yarram | ||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 1,868.83 km2 (721.56 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 6,430 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 3.4407/km2 (8.911/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| County | Buln Buln | ||||||||||||
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TheShire of Alberton was alocal government area about 220 kilometres (137 mi) southeast ofMelbourne, the state capital ofVictoria,Australia. The shire covered an area of 1,868.83 square kilometres (721.6 sq mi), and existed from 1855 until 1994.
Alberton was first incorporated as aroad district on 6 November 1855, one of the first ten in the colony, and became a shire on 2 February 1864. On 16 February 1894, part of the shire was excised, to become theShire of South Gippsland. On 20 May 1914, it lost part of its North Riding to theShire of Rosedale.[2]
On 2 December 1994, the Shire of Alberton was abolished, and along with theCity of Sale, the Shires ofAvon andMaffra and parts of the Shire of Rosedale, was merged into the newly createdShire of Wellington.[3]
The Shire of Alberton was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors:
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* Council seat.
| Year | Population |
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| 1954 | 5,602 |
| 1958 | 5,820* |
| 1961 | 5,926 |
| 1966 | 5,846 |
| 1971 | 5,803 |
| 1976 | 5,673 |
| 1981 | 5,922 |
| 1986 | 5,972 |
| 1991 | 5,972 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.