Shire of Kilmore

Shire of Kilmore Victoria
File:Old lga Kilmore.png Location in Victoria
File:KilmoreTownHall.JPG Kilmore Town Hall
Population	9,380 (1992)
• Density	18.432/km2 (47.738/sq mi)
Established	1856
Area	508.9 km2 (196.5 sq mi)
Council seat	Kilmore
County	Bourke, Dalhousie
LGAs around Shire of Kilmore: Pyalong Pyalong Seymour Romsey Shire of Kilmore Broadford Bulla Bulla Whittlesea

The Shire of Kilmore was a local government area about 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 508.9 square kilometres (196.5 sq mi), and existed from 1856 until 1995.

History

Kilmore was first incorporated as a road district on 15 July 1856. It became a borough in 1863 and a shire on 24 December 1874. It was redefined on 1 October 1890. On 28 May 1958, it annexed parts of the Shire of Romsey.

On 20 January 1995, the Shire of Kilmore was abolished, and was merged into the Shire of Mitchell, which was created earlier in November 1994 after the merger of the Rural City of Seymour, the Shires of Broadford and Pyalong, and parts of the Shire of McIvor.

Wards

The Shire of Kilmore was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors:

• Wallan Riding
• Bylands & Glenburnie Riding
• Willowmavin & Moranding Riding
• Kilmore Riding

Towns and localities

• Beveridge
• Bylands
• Heathcote Junction
• Kilmore
• Wallan
• Wandong
• Willowmavin

Population

Year	Population
1954	1,932
1958	2,369*
1961	2,728
1966	2,739
1971	2,798
1976	3,660
1981	4,919
1986	6,724
1991	8,827

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.