Shire of Cohuna

Shire of Cohuna
Victoria
Shire of Cohuna; Victoria
	Location in Victoria
	Cohuna Shire Memorial Hall
Population	4,630 (1992)
• Density	9.359/km2 (24.241/sq mi)
Established	1922
Area	494.69 km2 (191.0 sq mi)
Council seat	Cohuna
County	Gunbower
	LGAs around Shire of Cohuna:

The Shire of Cohuna was a local government area on the Murray River, about 265 kilometres (165 mi) north-northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 494.69 square kilometres (191.0 sq mi), and existed from 1922 until 1995.

History[]

Cohuna was originally part of the Swan Hill Road District, which initially covered most of north-western Victoria. Swan Hill was incorporated on 8 July 1862, and became a shire on 14 August 1871. It was renamed the Shire of Kerang on 31 December 1898.

On 8 March 1922, parts of the North East and South East Ridings severed, and were incorporated as the Shire of Cohuna.^[2]

On 20 January 1995, the Shire of Cohuna was abolished, and, along with the Borough of Kerang and the Shire of Kerang, was merged into the newly created Shire of Gannawarra.^[3]

Wards[]

The Shire of Cohuna was divided into three wards, each of which elected three councillors:

Central Ward
East Ward
West Ward

Towns and localities[]

Cohuna
Gannawarra
Gunbower
Leitchville
Mead
McMillans

Population[]

Year	Population
1954	3,872
1958	4,190*
1961	4,435
1966	4,664
1971	4,768
1976	4,607
1981	4,505
1986	4,332
1991	4,312

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References[]

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 52. ISSN 0067-1223.
^ Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 631–632, 718–720. 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. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.

Coordinates: 35°48′S 144°12′E / 35.800°S 144.200°E / -35.800; 144.200

[1] Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 52. ISSN 0067-1223.

[vmd-2] Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 631–632, 718–720. 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. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.

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