The City of Castlemaine was a local government area about 120 kilometres (75 mi) north-northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia, and 38 kilometres (24 mi) south of the regional city of Bendigo. The city covered an area of 23.31 square kilometres (9.0 sq mi), and existed from 1855 until 1995.
| City of Castlemaine Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 7,310 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 313.60/km2 (812.2/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1855 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 23.31 km2 (9.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Castlemaine | ||||||||||||||
| Region | North Central Victoria | ||||||||||||||
| County | Talbot | ||||||||||||||
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History
editCastlemaine was first incorporated as a municipal district on 23 April 1855. It became a borough on 1 October 1863, a town on 30 January 1950, and was proclaimed a city on 4 December 1965.[2]
On 20 January 1995, the City of Castlemaine was abolished, and along with the Shires of Maldon, Metcalfe and Newstead, was merged into the newly created Shire of Mount Alexander.[3]
Wards
editThe City of Castlemaine was not divided into wards, and its nine councillors represented the entire city.
Population
edit| Year | Population |
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| 1954 | 6,577 |
| 1958 | 7,020* |
| 1961 | 7,216 |
| 1966 | 7,082 |
| 1971 | 6,915 |
| 1976 | 6,675 |
| 1981 | 6,564 |
| 1986 | 6,603 |
| 1991 | 6,812 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 52. ISSN 0067-1223.
- ^ Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. p. 332. 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 (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia. p. 10. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.