The Shire of Mount Rouse was a local government area about 270 kilometres (168 mi) west of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1,407 square kilometres (543.2 sq mi), and existed from 1860 until 1994.
| Shire of Mount Rouse Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||||
 Former council chambers in Penshurst | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,350 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.670/km2 (4.326/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1860 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,407 km2 (543.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Penshurst | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Barwon South West | ||||||||||||||
| County | Villiers | ||||||||||||||
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History
editMount Rouse was incorporated as a road district on 2 October 1860, and became a shire on 26 January 1864.[2]
On 23 September 1994, the Shire of Mount Rouse was abolished, and along with the City of Hamilton, the Shire of Wannon and parts of the Shire of Dundas, was merged into the newly created Shire of Southern Grampians.[3]
Ridings
editMount Rouse was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors:
- Dunkeld Riding
- Glenthompson Riding
- Penshurst Riding
Towns and localities
edit- Chatsworth
- Dunkeld
- Glenthompson
- Penshurst*
- Tabor
* Council seat.
Population
edit| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1954 | 2,859 |
| 1958 | 3,010* |
| 1961 | 3,056 |
| 1966 | 3,044 |
| 1971 | 2,693 |
| 1976 | 2,569 |
| 1981 | 2,474 |
| 1986 | 2,263 |
| 1991 | 2,250 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. pp. 49–52. ISSN 0067-1223.
- ^ Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 774–775. 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. 10,11. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.