Shire of Bacchus Marsh | |||||||||||||
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 Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||
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 The Shire of Bacchus Marsh as at its dissolution in 1994 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Region | Grampians | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1862 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Bacchus Marsh | ||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 565 km2 (218 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 12,590 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 22.283/km2 (57.71/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| County | Bourke,Grant | ||||||||||||
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TheShire of Bacchus Marsh was alocal government area about 50 kilometres (31 mi) west ofMelbourne, the state capital ofVictoria,Australia. The shire covered an area of 565 square kilometres (218.1 sq mi), and existed from 1862 until 1994.
Bacchus Marsh was first incorporated as aroad district on 14 October 1862, and became a shire on 23 January 1871. On 15 March 1911, it annexed part of the Lara Riding of theShire of Corio, and on 5 February 1921, part of the shire was annexed to theShire of Kyneton.[2]
On 15 December 1994, the Shire of Bacchus Marsh was abolished, and along with theShire of Ballan, was merged into theShire of Moorabool, which was created earlier in May 1994 after the merger of theShire of Bungaree and parts of theShire of Buninyong.[3]
The Shire of Bacchus Marsh was divided into four ridings in 1975, each of which elected three councillors:
* Council seat.
| Year | Population |
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| 1954 | 3,972 |
| 1958 | 4,290* |
| 1961 | 4,411 |
| 1966 | 4,690 |
| 1971 | 5,083 |
| 1976 | 6,052 |
| 1981 | 7,513 |
| 1986 | 9,342 |
| 1991 | 11,854 |
* Estimate in 1958 Victorian Year Book.
