The Shire of Ripon was a local government area about 160 kilometres (99 mi) west-northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1,533 square kilometres (591.9 sq mi), and existed from 1861 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. 812–813. 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. 11. ISBN0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.
shire, ripon, riponshire, england, liberty, ripon, local, government, area, about, kilometres, west, northwest, melbourne, state, capital, victoria, australia, shire, covered, area, square, kilometres, existed, from, 1861, until, 1994, victorialocation, victor. For Riponshire England see Liberty of Ripon The Shire of Ripon was a local government area about 160 kilometres 99 mi west northwest of Melbourne the state capital of Victoria Australia The shire covered an area of 1 533 square kilometres 591 9 sq mi and existed from 1861 until 1994 Shire of Ripon VictoriaLocation in VictoriaThe shire offices in BeaufortPopulation3 530 1992 1 Density2 303 km2 5 964 sq mi Established1861Area1 533 km2 591 9 sq mi Council seatBeaufortRegionGrampiansCountyGrenville RiponLGAs around Shire of Ripon Ararat Lexton LextonArarat Shire of Ripon BallaratMortlake Hampden Grenville Contents 1 History 2 Wards 3 Towns and localities 4 Population 5 References 6 External linksHistory editRipon was incorporated as a road district on 12 April 1861 and became a shire on 18 December 1863 2 On 23 September 1994 the Shire of Ripon was abolished and along with the Shire of Lexton and parts of the Shire of Avoca was merged into the newly created Shire of Pyrenees 3 Wards editRipon was divided into three ridings each of which elected three councillors Northwest Riding East Riding Central RidingTowns and localities editBeaufort Brewster Camp Hill Chute Middle Creek Mount Emu Raglan Snake Valley Stockyard Hill Trawalla Waterloo Council seat Population editYear Population 1954 3 365 1958 3 700 1961 3 581 1966 3 512 1971 3 212 1976 3 204 1981 3 088 1986 3 317 1991 3 464 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 812 813 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 11 ISBN 0 642 23117 6 Retrieved 5 January 2008 External links editVictorian Places Ripon Shire 37 26 S 143 23 E 37 433 S 143 383 E 37 433 143 383 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shire of Ripon amp oldid 1154425439, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
