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.
^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. ISBN0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.
shire, mount, rouse, local, government, area, about, kilometres, west, melbourne, state, capital, victoria, australia, shire, covered, area, square, kilometres, existed, from, 1860, until, 1994, victorialocation, victoriaformer, council, chambers, penshurstpop. 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 Shire of Mount Rouse VictoriaLocation in VictoriaFormer council chambers in PenshurstPopulation2 350 1992 1 Density1 670 km2 4 326 sq mi Established1860Area1 407 km2 543 2 sq mi Council seatPenshurstRegionBarwon South WestCountyVilliersLGAs around Shire of Mount Rouse Dundas Ararat AraratDundas Shire of Mount Rouse MortlakeMinhamite Warrnambool Mortlake Contents 1 History 2 Ridings 3 Towns and localities 4 Population 5 References 6 External linksHistory editMount 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 editMount Rouse was divided into three ridings each of which elected three councillors Dunkeld Riding Glenthompson Riding Penshurst RidingTowns and localities editChatsworth Dunkeld Glenthompson Penshurst Tabor Council seat Population editYear 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 edit Australian Bureau of Statistics Victoria Office 1994 Victorian Year Book pp 49 52 ISSN 0067 1223 Victorian Municipal Directory Brunswick Arnall amp 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 External links editVictorian Places Mount Rouse Shire 37 53 S 142 17 E 37 883 S 142 283 E 37 883 142 283 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shire of Mount Rouse amp oldid 1154425332, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
