Shire of Eidsvold

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Shire of Eidsvold
Queensland

Location within Queensland
Population: 876 (2006 census)[1]
Established: 1890
Area: 4809.4 km² (1856.9 sq mi)
Council Seat: Eidsvold
Region: Wide Bay Burnett
Website: http://www.eidsvold.qld.gov.au/
LGAs around Shire of Eidsvold:
Banana Monto Monto
Taroom Shire of Eidsvold Perry
Chinchilla Mundubbera Gayndah

The Shire of Eidsvold was a Local Government Area located in the northern catchment of the Burnett River, Queensland, Australia. The shire covered an area of 4,809.4 square kilometres (1,856.9 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1890 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other councils in the region to become the North Burnett Regional Council.

The major activities in the shire were beef cattle raising and forestry, and some irrigated properties existed along the Burnett and Nogo Rivers. Eidsvold was named after the Norwegian town of Eidsvoll, where the Norwegian declaration of freedom was signed in 1814.

The shire is the self-proclaimed Beef Capital of the Burnett and is a hub for the regional cattle industry.

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[edit] History

The Eidsvold Divisional Board was proclaimed on 25 January 1890, initially with a chairman and six councillors, and the first meeting took place on 14 May 1890. With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, it became a shire council on 31 March 1903. It initially included all of the Shire of Monto, which split away on 5 March 1932. Following this, its administrative centre moved from Watt Street, Monto, back to Eidsvold and the council was reduced in size from 12 councillors to 5.

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[edit] Population

Year Population
1933 1,475
1947 1,313
1954 1,311
1961 1,242
1966 1,702
1971 1,222
1976 1,231
1981 1,256
1986 1,212
1991 1,028
1996 970
2001 933
2006 876

[edit] References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Eidsvold (S) (Local Government Area). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2008-03-18.
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