Shire of Avon | |||||||||||||
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 Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||
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 The Shire of Avon as at its dissolution in 1994 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Region | Central Gippsland | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1864 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Stratford | ||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 2,533 km2 (978 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 4,360 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.7213/km2 (4.458/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| County | Tanjil,Dargo,Wonnangatta | ||||||||||||
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TheShire of Avon was alocal government area about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north ofSale, the major regional centre in centralGippsland,Victoria,Australia. The shire covered an area of 2,533 square kilometres (978.0 sq mi), and existed from 1864 until 1994.
Avon was first incorporated as aroad district on 13 September 1864, and became a shire on 10 October 1865. On 27 May 1914 and 1 October 1964, it annexed parts of theShire of Bairnsdale, and on 2 May 1917, it annexed part of the eastern riding of theShire of Maffra. During 1966 and 1967, parts of its area were annexed to theCity of Sale.[2]
On 2 December 1994, the Shire of Avon was abolished, and along with the City of Sale, the Shires ofAlberton and Maffra and parts of theShire of Rosedale, was merged into the newly createdShire of Wellington.[3]
The Shire of Avon was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors:
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| Year | Population |
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| 1954 | 3,215 |
| 1958 | 3,400* |
| 1961 | 3,295 |
| 1966 | 3,237 |
| 1971 | 3,090 |
| 1976 | 3,000 |
| 1981 | 3,520 |
| 1986 | 3,859 |
| 1991 | 4,025 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
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