City of Portland (Victoria)

City of Portland Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population:	10760 (1992)[1]
Established:	1855
Area:	34.14 km² (13.2 sq mi)
Council Seat:	Portland
County:	Normanby

The City of Portland was a Local Government Area located about 360 kilometres (224 mi) west-southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of 34.14 square kilometres (13.2 sq mi), and existed from 1855 until 1994. Its area was surrounded by the Shire of Heywood, itself formerly known as Portland, and the Southern Ocean.

History

Portland was first incorporated as a municipal district on 17 December 1855. It became a borough in 1863 and a town on 19 November 1949. It was proclaimed as a city on 28 October 1985.^[2]

On 23 September 1994, the City was abolished, and merged with most of the Shires of Glenelg and Heywood into the Shire of Glenelg.^[3]

The City of Portland was not subdivided into wards, and the nine councillors represented the entire area.

Towns and Localities

• Portland
• Portland North
• Portland West

Population

Year	Population
1954	4,759
1958	5,560*
1961	6,014
1966	6,674
1971	8,216
1976	8,298
1981	9,353
1986	10,934
1991	10,115

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 49–52. ISSN 0067-1223. 
2. ^ Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 448–449.  Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
3. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (1 August 1995). Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification. Commonwealth of Australia. p. 6. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. http://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/ausstats/free.nsf/0/76E601D6DB55E88ACA25722500049195/$File/12570_1994-95.pdf. Retrieved 2008-01-05. 

Coordinates: 38°20′S 141°36′E / 38.333°S 141.6°E / -38.333; 141.6