Shire of Heywood | |||||||||||||
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 Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||
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 The Shire of Heywood as at its dissolution in 1994 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Region | Barwon South West | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1856 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Heywood | ||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 3,764 km2 (1,453 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 7,500 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.993/km2 (5.16/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| County | Normanby,Follett | ||||||||||||
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TheShire of Heywood was alocal government area about 360 kilometres (224 mi) west-southwest ofMelbourne, the state capital ofVictoria,Australia. The shire covered an area of 3,764 square kilometres (1,453.3 sq mi), and existed from 1856 until 1994.
It was, for most of its life, known as the Shire of Portland.
Heywood was first incorporated as thePortland Road District on 25 January 1856, which became the Shire of Portland on 8 December 1863. On 23 April 1958 and 31 May 1968, it lost parts of its area to theTown of Portland, and on 1 October 1988, it was renamed the Shire of Heywood.[2]
On 23 September 1994, the Shire of Heywood was abolished, and along with theCity of Portland and most of theShire of Glenelg, was merged into the newShire of Glenelg.[3]
The Shire of Heywood was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors:
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* Council seat.
| Year | Population |
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| 1954 | 7,056 |
| 1958 | 7,370* |
| 1961 | 6,982 |
| 1966 | 6,859 |
| 1971 | 6,439 |
| 1976 | 6,368 |
| 1981 | 6,791 |
| 1986 | 7,211 |
| 1991 | 7,125 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
