| Shire of Jericho Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Location withinQueensland | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 920 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.04208/km2 (0.1090/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1916 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 21,864.9 km2 (8,442.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Alpha | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Shire of Jericho | ||||||||||||||
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TheShire of Jericho was alocal government area in centralQueensland between the towns ofBarcaldine andEmerald. Administered from the town ofAlpha, the Shire covered an area of 21,864.9 square kilometres (8,442.1 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1916 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the Shires ofAramac andBarcaldine to form theBarcaldine Region.
The major industry in the region is beef production.
TheKargoolnah Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under theDivisional Boards Act 1879, covering a large area of central Queensland.
With the passage of theLocal Authorities Act 1902, Kargoolnah Division became theShire of Kargoolnah on 31 March 1903. On 1 January 1916, Jericho split away from Kargoolnah and neighbouring areas to become the separate Shire of Jericho.
On 15 March 2008, under theLocal Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007 passed by theParliament of Queensland on 10 August 2007, the Shire of Barcaldine merged with the Shires ofAramac andBarcaldine to form theBarcaldine Region.[2]
The Shire of Jericho included the following settlements:
| Year | Population |
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| 1933 | 1,614 |
| 1947 | 1,479 |
| 1954 | 1,600 |
| 1961 | 1,623 |
| 1966 | 1,501 |
| 1971 | 1,420 |
| 1976 | 1,220 |
| 1981 | 1,177 |
| 1986 | 1,105 |
| 1991 | 1,117 |
| 1996 | 966 |
| 2001 | 1,021 |
| 2006 | 920 |