City of Horsham

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This article is about the former local government area. For the current government area, see Rural City of Horsham. For the town, see Horsham, Victoria. For other uses, see Horsham (disambiguation).

City of Horsham
Victoria
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Location in Victoria
Population13,070 (1992)[1]
 • Density560.7/km2 (1,452.2/sq mi)
Established1882
Area23.31 km2 (9.0 sq mi)
Council seatHorsham
CountyBorung

The City of Horsham was a local government area 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 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[]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. pp. 49–52. ISSN 0067-1223.
  2. ^ Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. p. 400. 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 (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia. p. 7. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.
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