The Town of St Arnaud was a local government area about 240 kilometres (149 mi) northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The town covered an area of 25.92 square kilometres (10.0 sq mi), and existed from 1861 until 1994. Its area was surrounded by the Shire of Kara Kara.
The Town of St Arnaud was not subdivided into wards, and the nine councillors represented the entire area.
Population
Year
Population
1954
3,037
1958
3,170*
1961
3,150
1966
3,003
1971
2,779
1976
2,786
1981
2,721
1986
2,692
1991
2,741
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References
^Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. pp. 49–52. ISSN 0067-1223.
^Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 545–546. 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. ISBN0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.
town, arnaud, local, government, area, about, kilometres, northwest, melbourne, state, capital, victoria, australia, town, covered, area, square, kilometres, existed, from, 1861, until, 1994, area, surrounded, shire, kara, kara, victorialocation, victoriatown,. The Town of St Arnaud was a local government area about 240 kilometres 149 mi northwest of Melbourne the state capital of Victoria Australia The town covered an area of 25 92 square kilometres 10 0 sq mi and existed from 1861 until 1994 Its area was surrounded by the Shire of Kara Kara Town of St Arnaud VictoriaLocation in VictoriaTown HallPopulation2 910 1992 1 Density112 27 km2 290 8 sq mi Established1861Area25 92 km2 10 0 sq mi Council seatSt ArnaudRegionWimmeraCountyKara Kara Contents 1 History 1 1 Wards 2 Population 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditSt Arnaud was first incorporated as a municipal district on 16 August 1861 It became a borough on 1 October 1863 and a town on 17 October 1950 2 On 20 January 1995 the Town of St Arnaud was abolished and along with the City of Stawell and parts of the Shires of Ararat Avoca Donald Dunmunkle Kara Kara Stawell and the Grampians National Park section of the Shire of Wimmera was merged into the newly created Shire of Northern Grampians 3 Wards Edit The Town of St Arnaud was not subdivided into wards and the nine councillors represented the entire area Population EditYear Population1954 3 0371958 3 170 1961 3 1501966 3 0031971 2 7791976 2 7861981 2 7211986 2 6921991 2 741 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 545 546 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 ISBN 0 642 23117 6 Retrieved 5 January 2008 External links EditVictorian Places St Arnaud Coordinates 36 36 S 143 15 E 36 600 S 143 250 E 36 600 143 250 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Town of St Arnaud amp oldid 1124714478, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
