Shire 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.

For Riponshire, England, see Liberty of Ripon.

Shire of Ripon
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population3,530 (1992)[1]
 • Density2.303/km2 (5.964/sq mi)
Established1861
Area1,533 km2 (591.9 sq mi)
Council seatBeaufort
CountyGrenville, Ripon
LGAs around Shire of Ripon:
Ararat Lexton Lexton
Ararat Shire of Ripon Ballarat
Mortlake Hampden Grenville
The shire offices in Beaufort.

History

Ripon 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 was abolished, and merged with Shire of Lexton and most of Shire of Avoca into the Shire of Pyrenees.[3]

Wards

Ripon was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors:

  • Northwest Riding
  • East Riding
  • Central Riding

Towns and localities

Population
Year Population
19543,365
19583,700*
19613,581
19663,512
19713,212
19763,204
19813,088
19863,317
19913,464

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. pp. 49–52. ISSN 0067-1223.
  2. Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 812–813. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
  3. 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.

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