- City of Horsham
-
City of Horsham
Victoria
Location in VictoriaPopulation: 13070 (1992)[1] Established: 1882 Area: 23.31 km² (9.0 sq mi) Council Seat: Horsham County: Borung The City of Horsham was a Local Government Area located about 290 kilometres (180 mi) west-northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of 23.31 square kilometres (9.0 sq mi), and existed from 1882 until 1994.
History
Horsham was initially part of the Shire of Wimmera, and was first incorporated as a borough on 17 November 1882. It became a town on 16 November 1932 and was proclaimed as a city on 25 May 1949.[2]
On 20 January 1995, the City was abolished, and merged with most of the Shires of Arapiles and Wimmera and part of Kowree into the Rural City of Horsham.[3]
The City of Horsham was not subdivided into wards, and the 9 councillors represented the entire area.
Population
Year Population 1954 7,767 1958 8,690* 1961 9,240 1966 10,557 1971 11,045 1976 11,647 1981 12,480 1986 12,810 1991 13,030 * Estimate in 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 49–52. ISSN 0067-1223.
- ^ Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 400. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (1 August 1995). Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification. Commonwealth of Australia. p. 7. 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.
Categories:- Former Local Government Areas of Victoria (Australia)
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
