Shire of Glenelg | |||||||||||||
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 Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||
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 The former Shire of Glenelg as at its dissolution in 1994 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Region | Barwon South West | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1863 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Casterton | ||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 3,576 km2 (1,381 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 4,270 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.1941/km2 (3.093/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| County | Dundas,Follett,Normanby | ||||||||||||
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TheShire of Glenelg was alocal government area about 360 kilometres (224 mi) west ofMelbourne, the state capital ofVictoria,Australia. The shire covered an area of 3,576 square kilometres (1,380.7 sq mi), and existed from 1863 until 1994.
Glenelg was first incorporated as aroad district on 2 September 1863, and became a shire on 30 June 1864.[2]
On 23 September 1994, the Shire of Glenelg was abolished, and along with theCity of Portland and parts of theShire of Heywood, was merged into the newShire of Glenelg.[3]
Glenelg was not subdivided into ridings, and its 12 councillors represented the entire shire.
* Council seat.
| Year | Population |
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| 1954 | 5,949 |
| 1958 | 6,300* |
| 1961 | 5,887 |
| 1966 | 5,838 |
| 1971 | 5,148 |
| 1976 | 4,840 |
| 1981 | 4,462 |
| 1986 | 4,237 |
| 1991 | 4,060 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.