City of Keilor | |||||||||||||
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 Location inMelbourne | |||||||||||||
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 The City of Keilor as at its dissolution in 1994 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Region | NorthwesternMelbourne | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1863 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Keilor | ||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 99.70 km2 (38.49 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 110,500 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,108.3/km2 (2,870.5/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| County | Bourke | ||||||||||||
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TheCity of Keilor was alocal government area about 13 kilometres (8 mi) northwest ofMelbourne, the state capital ofVictoria,Australia. The city covered an area of 99.70 square kilometres (38.49 sq mi), and existed from 1863 until 1994.
Keilor was first incorporated as aroad district on 3 March 1863. It became a shire on 22 December 1871, and was proclaimed a city on 29 April 1961.[2] Its boundaries were relatively stable throughout its existence, however, parts ofEssendon North were transferred to theCity of Essendon in 1993.[3]
On 15 July 1975, after a number of years of factional infighting, the council was suspended.[4]
On 15 December 1994, the City of Keilor was abolished, and its area divided by theMaribyrnong River and theAlbion-Jacana freight railway line; its eastern section was merged with the City of Essendon, to form the newly createdCity of Moonee Valley, while its western section was merged with parts of theCity of Sunshine, includingSt Albans, to form the newly createdCity of Brimbank.Melbourne Airport and a small section ofTullamarine, north of Sharps Road, were transferred to the newly createdCity of Hume.[5]
The City of Keilor was divided into three wards, each electing three councillors:
* Suburb gazetted since the amalgamation.
+ Council seat.
| Year | Population |
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| 1954 | 10,681 |
| 1958 | 18,100* |
| 1961 | 29,519 |
| 1966 | 43,363 |
| 1971 | 55,616 |
| 1976 | 70,587 |
| 1981 | 81,762 |
| 1986 | 93,327 |
| 1991 | 106,076 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
