Shire of Lake Grace

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This article is about a local government area. For the town, see Lake Grace, Western Australia.

Shire of Lake Grace
Western Australia
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Location in Western Australia
Population1,268 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.12217/km2 (0.31641/sq mi)
Established1922
Area10,379.2 km2 (4,007.4 sq mi)
Shire PresidentLeonard William Armstrong
Council seatLake Grace
RegionWheatbelt
State electorate(s)Roe
Federal division(s)O'Connor
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WebsiteShire of Lake Grace
LGAs around Shire of Lake Grace:
Wickepin Kulin Dundas
Dumbleyung Shire of Lake Grace Ravensthorpe
Kent Jerramungup Ravensthorpe

The Shire of Lake Grace is a local government area in the eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 350 kilometres (217 mi) ESE of the state capital, Perth. The Shire has a land area of 10,379 square kilometres (4,007 sq mi) and its seat of government is the town of Lake Grace.

History[]

The Lake Grace Road District was gazetted on 22 December 1922. On 1 July 1961, it became a Shire under the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.[2]

Towns and localities[]

Heritage-listed places[]

Main article: List of State Register of Heritage Places in the Shire of Lake Grace

As of 2021, 231 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Lake Grace,[3] of which three are on the State Register of Heritage Places.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lake Grace (S)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 October 2019. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Shire of Lake Grace Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Shire of Lake Grace State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

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Coordinates: 33°06′00″S 118°27′40″E / 33.100°S 118.461°E / -33.100; 118.461

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