City of Horsham
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| City of Horsham Victoria |
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 Location in Victoria |
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| Population: | 13070 (1992)[1] |
| Established: | 1882 |
| Area: | 23.31 km² (9.0 sq mi) |
| Council Seat: | Horsham |
| County: | Borung |
The City of Horsham was a Local Government Area located about 290 kilometres (180 mi) west-northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of 23.31 square kilometres (9.0 sq mi), and existed from 1882 until 1994.
[edit] History
Horsham was initially part of the Shire of Wimmera, and was first incorporated as a borough on 17 November 1882. It became a town on 16 November 1932 and was proclaimed as a city on 25 May 1949.[2]
On 20 January 1995, the City was abolished, and merged with most of the Shires of Arapiles and Wimmera and part of Kowree into the Rural City of Horsham.[3]
The City of Horsham was not subdivided into wards, and the 9 councillors represented the entire area.
[edit] Population
| Year | Population |
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| 1954 | 7,767 |
| 1958 | 8,690* |
| 1961 | 9,240 |
| 1966 | 10,557 |
| 1971 | 11,045 |
| 1976 | 11,647 |
| 1981 | 12,480 |
| 1986 | 12,810 |
| 1991 | 13,030 |
* Estimate in 1958 Victorian Year Book.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book, 49-52. ISSN 0067-1223.
- ^ (1992) Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson, 400. 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. Commonwealth of Australia, 7. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved on 2008-01-05.
