Shire of Lowan
| Shire of Lowan Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||||
 The Shire Hall in Nhill, built in 1888 | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,940 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.0276/km2 (2.662/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1875 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2,861 km2 (1,104.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Nhill | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Wimmera | ||||||||||||||
| County | Lowan, Weeah | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Lowan was a local government area in the Wimmera region of western Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 2,861 square kilometres (1,104.6 sq mi), and existed from 1875 until 1995.
History[edit]
Lowan was originally part of the Shire of Wimmera, which was incorporated in 1862. On 31 December 1875, Lowan became a shire in its own right. Several parts of the shire split away in its first 20 years;
- the Shire of Dimboola severed from Lowan and incorporated on 2 April 1885;
- the West Riding was severed to form the Shire of Lawloit (Kaniva) on 29 May 1891;
- the South Riding was severed to form the Shire of Kowree on 29 May 1894.
Like many western shires, it lost a remote section to its north, when the Shire of Walpeup was created on 1 November 1911.[2]
On 20 January 1995, the Shire of Lowan was abolished, and along with the Shire of Dimboola, was merged into the newly created Shire of Hindmarsh.[3]
Wards[edit]
The Shire of Lowan was divided into four ridings on 31 May 1901, each of which elected three councillors:
- East Riding
- West Riding
- South Riding
- Southwest Riding
Towns and localities[edit]
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- Baker
- Balrootan North
- Boyeo
- Broughton
- Kinimakatka
- Netherby
- Nhill*
- Propodollah
- Tarraginnie
- Waggon Flat
- Winiam
- Yannac
* Council seat.
Population[edit]
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| Year | Population |
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| 1954 | 3,999 |
| 1958 | 4,130* |
| 1961 | 3,872 |
| 1966 | 3,822 |
| 1971 | 3,489 |
| 1976 | 3,510 |
| 1981 | 3,350* |
| 1986 | 3,220* |
| 1991 | 2,990 |
* Estimates in 1958, 1983 and 1988 Victorian Year Books.
References[edit]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. pp. 49–52. ISSN 0067-1223.
- ^ Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 744–745. 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. 7. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.
