Shire of Wycheproof | |||||||||||||
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 Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||
 The Shire of Wycheproof as at its dissolution in 1995 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Region | Mallee | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1894 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Wycheproof | ||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 4,110.3 km2 (1,587.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 3,130 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.7615/km2 (1.972/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| County | Borung,Tatchera,Karkarooc,Kara Kara | ||||||||||||
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TheShire of Wycheproof was alocal government area about 130 kilometres (81 mi) northwest ofBendigo in northwesternVictoria,Australia. The shire covered an area of 4,110.3 square kilometres (1,587.0 sq mi), and existed from 1894 until 1995.
Wycheproof was originally part of theSt Arnaud Road District, which was incorporated in 1861, and became a Shire in 1864. On 27 April 1894, the North Riding of the Shire was severed and proclaimed as the Shire of Wycheproof, after a successful petition from the residents of Wycheproof to the Commissioner of Public Works.[2][3] Over the years, several boundary changes occurred:[4]
On 20 January 1995, the Shire of Wycheproof was abolished, and along with the Shires ofBirchip,Charlton,Donald and parts of theShire of Kara Kara, was merged into the newly createdShire of Buloke.[5]
Wycheproof was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors, except for Bunguluke which elected two councillors.
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* Council seat.
| Year | Population |
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| 1954 | 4,548 |
| 1958 | 4,760* |
| 1961 | 4,747 |
| 1966 | 4,775 |
| 1971 | 4,413 |
| 1976 | 4,161 |
| 1981 | 3,783 |
| 1986 | 3,322 |
| 1991 | 3,008 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
