| Shire of Kerang Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 4,380 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.3458/km2 (3.486/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1862 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3,254.45 km2 (1,256.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Kerang | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Mallee | ||||||||||||||
| County | Gunbower,Tatchera | ||||||||||||||
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TheShire of Kerang was alocal government area located in northwesternVictoria,Australia, along theMurray River. The shire covered an area of 3,254.45 square kilometres (1,256.6 sq mi), and existed from 1862 until 1995. From 1966 onwards,Kerang itself was managed by a separate entity; theBorough of Kerang.
TheSwan Hill Road District, which initially covered most of northwestern Victoria, was incorporated on 8 July 1862, and became a shire on 14 August 1871. TheShire of Gordon was severed and incorporated on 26 May 1885, from parts of the East and West Loddon Ridings, with theShire of Mildura following suit on 10 January 1890, from the Lower Murray Riding. TheShire of Castle Donnington was severed on 30 May 1893, from the remainder of those three ridings. The remainder of the shire was renamed the Shire of Kerang on 31 December 1898.[2]
On 8 March 1922, parts of the North East and South East Ridings severed and was incorporated as theShire of Cohuna, while the area around Kerang itself was incorporated as the Borough of Kerang on 1 April 1966. On 5 July 1977, the Shire of Gordon annexed parts of the South West Riding.
On 20 January 1995, the Shire of Kerang was abolished, and along with the Borough of Kerang and the Shire of Cohuna, was merged into the newly createdShire of Gannawarra. TheTresco township was transferred to the newly createdRural City of Swan Hill.[3]
The Shire of Kerang was divided into three ridings on 1 April 1990, each of which elected three councillors:
| Year | Population |
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| 1954 | 8,483 |
| 1958 | 9,020* |
| 1961 | 9,095 |
| 1966 | 5,261 |
| 1971 | 4,930 |
| 1976 | 4,447 |
| 1981 | 4,366 |
| 1986 | 4,316 |
| 1991 | 4,222 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
