Shire of Euroa | |||||||||||||
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 Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||
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 The Shire of Euroa as at its dissolution in 1994 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Region | Hume | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1879 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Euroa | ||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 1,412 km2 (545 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 4,560 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 3.229/km2 (8.364/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| County | Anglesey,Delatite,Moira | ||||||||||||
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TheShire of Euroa was alocal government area about 145 kilometres (90 mi) northeast ofMelbourne, the state capital ofVictoria,Australia. The shire covered an area of 1,412 square kilometres (545.2 sq mi), and existed from 1879 until 1994.
Euroa was originally within theShire of Benalla (1868), and was severed and incorporated on 3 November 1879, as the Shire of Euroa. It lost parts of several ridings when theShire of Violet Town was created on 11 April 1895, and part of its North Riding was annexed to theShire of Shepparton on 24 May 1911.[2]
On 18 November 1994, the Shire of Euroa was abolished, and along with the Shires ofGoulburn and Violet Town, and some neighbouring districts, was merged into the newly createdShire of Strathbogie. TheArcadia andKarramomus districts were transferred to newly createdCity of Greater Shepparton, whilst the Terip Terip district was transferred to the newly createdShire of Murrindindi.[3]
The Shire of Euroa was divided into three ridings on 31 May 1975, each of which elected three councillors:
* Council seat.
| Year | Population |
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| 1881 | 4,890 |
| 1911 | 5,130 |
| 1933 | 3,880 |
| 1954 | 4,476 |
| 1958 | 4,790* |
| 1961 | 4,014 |
| 1966 | 4,587 |
| 1971 | 4,191 |
| 1976 | 4,251 |
| 1981 | 4,151 |
| 1986 | 4,265 |
| 1991 | 4,315 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
