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Shire of Birchip

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History
Wards
Towns and localities
Population
References

{{Use Australian English|date=November 2016}}{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2016}}{{Infobox Australian place | type = lga
| name = Shire of Birchip
| state = vic
| region =
| area = 1468
| est = 1895
| seat = Birchip
| pop = 1270 | pop_year = 1992
| pop_footnotes = ^[1]
| logo =
| image = Old lga Birchip.png
| caption = Location in Victoria
| county = Tatchera, Karkarooc, Borung
| near-nw = Karkarooc
| near-n = Wycheproof
| near-ne = Wycheproof
| near-w = Karkarooc
| near-e = Wycheproof
| near-sw = Warracknabeal
| near-s = Donald
| near-se = Donald
| _noautocat = yes
}}

The Shire of Birchip was a local government area located about {{convert|170|km|mi|0}} northwest of Bendigo in northwestern Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of {{convert|1468|km2|sqmi|1}}, and existed from 1895 until 1995.

History

Birchip was first incorporated as a shire on 6 April 1895. It was originally gazetted as the Shire of Wirmbirchip, with the error being fixed on 8 November 1895. On 22 May 1896, it annexed parts of the Shire of Borung.^[2]

On 20 January 1995, the Shire of Birchip was abolished, and, along with the Shires of Charlton, Donald and Wycheproof, and parts of the Shire of Kara Kara, was merged into the newly created Shire of Buloke.^[3]

Wards

The Shire of Birchip was divided into three ridings on 31 May 1988, each of which elected three councillors:

North Riding
South Riding
West Riding

Towns and localities

Ballapur
Birchip
Curyo
Jil Jil
Karyrie
Kinnabulla
Lake Tchum
Morton Plains
Reedy Dam
Warmur
Watchupga
Whirily
Wilkur South

Population

Year	Population
1954	1,745
1958	1,860*
1961	1,899
1966	1,921
1971	1,739
1976	1,555
1981	1,466
1986	1,339
1991	1,249

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

1. ^{{cite book|title=Victorian Year Book|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office|year=1994|pages=49–52|issn= 0067-1223}}
2. ^{{cite book|title=Victorian Municipal Directory|year=1992|publisher=Arnall & Jackson|location=Brunswick|pages=605–606}} Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
3. ^{{cite book|url=http://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/ausstats/free.nsf/0/76E601D6DB55E88ACA25722500049195/$File/12570_1994-95.pdf|title=Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics|date=1 August 1995|publisher=Commonwealth of Australia|page=5|isbn=0-642-23117-6|accessdate=2008-01-05}}

{{Victoria former LGAs}}{{coord|35|59|S|142|56|E|type:adm2nd_region:AU-VIC|display=title}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Shire Of Birchip}}

1 : Former local government areas of Victoria (Australia)

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