The Rural City of Seymour was a local government area about 100 kilometres (62 mi) north of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The rural city covered an area of 945.07 square kilometres (364.9 sq mi), and existed from 1863 until 1994.
| Rural City of Seymour Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 12,210 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 12.920/km2 (33.462/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1863 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 945.07 km2 (364.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Seymour | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Hume | ||||||||||||||
| County | Anglesey, Delatite, Moira, Dalhousie | ||||||||||||||
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History
editSeymour was incorporated as a road district on 5 May 1863, and became a shire on 24 February 1871. It lost a part of its area to the Shire of Yea on 15 May 1907.[2] On 2 November 1993, Seymour was proclaimed a rural city.[3]
On 18 November 1994, the Rural City of Seymour was abolished, and along with the Shires of Broadford and Pyalong, and parts of the Shire of McIvor, was merged into the newly created Shire of Mitchell. The Avenel district was transferred to the newly created Shire of Strathbogie.[4]
Wards
editThe Rural City of Seymour was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors:
- Avenel Riding
- Seymour North Riding
- Seymour South Riding
- Tallarook Riding
Towns and localities
edit* Council seat.
Population
edit| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1954 | 11,596 |
| 1958 | 12,340* |
| 1961 | 9,254 |
| 1966 | 11,248 |
| 1971 | 11,103 |
| 1976 | 10,632 |
| 1981 | 11,218 |
| 1986 | 11,412 |
| 1991 | 11,690 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 52. ISSN 0067-1223.
- ^ Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 828–829. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
- ^ Seymour Victorian Places
- ^ 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. 9,11. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.
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