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This article is about a former local government area. For the suburb, see Fitzroy, Victoria.
City of Fitzroy
Victoria
Location in Melbourne (shown in black)Population: 17,600 (1992)[1] Established: 1858 Area: 3.73 km² (1.4 sq mi) Council Seat: Fitzroy Region: Melbourne County: Bourke LGAs around City of Fitzroy: Brunswick Brunswick Northcote Melbourne City of Fitzroy Collingwood Melbourne Melbourne Richmond The City of Fitzroy was a Local Government Area located about 2 kilometres (1 mi) northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of 3.73 square kilometres (1.44 sq mi), making it the smallest municipality by land area in Victoria, and existed from 1858 until 1994.
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History
In 1850 the area was made the Fitzroy Ward of the City of Melbourne, and on 10 September 1858, the ward was severed and Fitzroy was incorporated as a municipality. It became a borough on 1 October 1865, a town on 3 December 1870 and a city on 1 February 1878.[2] Many public buildings were erected at this time, with the free public library—one of the first in Melbourne—being erected in 1877, and a courthouse in 1888.[3]
On 22 June 1994, the City of Fitzroy was abolished and merged with the cities of Collingwood and Richmond and parts of the suburbs of Fairfield and Alphington to form the City of Yarra.[4]
Council meetings were held at the Fitzroy Town Hall in Napier Street, Fitzroy. The hall is still used for this purpose and as a municipal library by the City of Yarra.
Mayors
Main article: List of Chairmen and Mayors of FitzroyWards
Fitzroy was historically divided into five wards, each electing three councillors. However, on 25 November 1986 the wards were reduced from five to three:
- North Ward
- Clifton Ward
- South Ward
Suburbs
- Fitzroy
- Fitzroy North
- Carlton North (split with City of Melbourne)
Population
Year Population 1861 11,807 1881 23,118 1921 34,938 1954 30,312 1958 29,300* 1961 29,399 1966 27,213 1971 25,708 1976 20,451 1981 19,112 1986 18,163 1991 17,885 * Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 49. ISSN 0067-1223.
- ^ Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 371–372. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
- ^ Monash University (1999). "Australian Places - Fitzroy". Archived from the original on 2005-03-05. http://web.archive.org/web/20050305192653/http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/fitzroy.html. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (1 August 1995). Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification. Commonwealth of Australia. p. 12. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. http://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/ausstats/free.nsf/0/76E601D6DB55E88ACA25722500049195/$File/12570_1994-95.pdf. Retrieved 2007-12-16.
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