Shire of Mount Rouse

Shire of Mount Rouse
Victoria
Shire of Mount Rouse; Victoria
	Location in Victoria
	Former council chambers, Penshurst
Population	2,350 (1992)
• 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
	LGAs around Shire of Mount Rouse:

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.

History[]

Mount 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[]

Mount Rouse was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors:

Dunkeld Riding
Glenthompson Riding
Penshurst Riding

Towns and localities[]

Chatsworth
Dunkeld
Glenthompson
Penshurst
Tabor

Population[]

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[]

^ 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.

Coordinates: 37°53′S 142°17′E / 37.883°S 142.283°E / -37.883; 142.283

[1] Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. pp. 49–52. ISSN 0067-1223.

[vmd-2] Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 774–775. 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. 10,11. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.

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