The Shire of Heywood was a local government area about 360 kilometres (224 mi) west-southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 3,764 square kilometres (1,453.3 sq mi), and existed from 1856 until 1994.
| Shire of Heywood Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 7,500 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.993/km2 (5.16/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1856 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3,764 km2 (1,453.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Heywood | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Barwon South West | ||||||||||||||
| County | Normanby, Follett | ||||||||||||||
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It was, for most of its life, known as the Shire of Portland.
History
editHeywood was first incorporated as the Portland Road District on 25 January 1856, which became the Shire of Portland on 8 December 1863. On 23 April 1958 and 31 May 1968, it lost parts of its area to the Town of Portland, and on 1 October 1988, it was renamed the Shire of Heywood.[2]
On 23 September 1994, the Shire of Heywood was abolished, and along with the City of Portland and most of the Shire of Glenelg, was merged into the new Shire of Glenelg.[3]
Wards
editThe Shire of Heywood was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors:
- East Riding
- South Riding
- West Riding
- Central Riding
Towns and localities
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* Council seat.
Population
edit| Year | Population |
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| 1954 | 7,056 |
| 1958 | 7,370* |
| 1961 | 6,982 |
| 1966 | 6,859 |
| 1971 | 6,439 |
| 1976 | 6,368 |
| 1981 | 6,791 |
| 1986 | 7,211 |
| 1991 | 7,125 |
* 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 & Jackson. 1992. pp. 704–705. 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. 6,11. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.