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词条 Shire of Creswick
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  1. History

  2. Wards

  3. Towns and localities

  4. Population

  5. References

{{Infobox Australian place | type = lga
| name = Shire of Creswick
| state = vic
| region =
| area = 551.66
| est = 1859
| seat = Creswick
| pop = 4,870 | pop_year = 1992
| pop_footnotes = [1]
| logo = Creswick Council 1994.jpg
| image = Old lga Creswick.png
| image2 = CreswickTownHall.JPG
| caption = Location in Victoria
| caption2 = Former town hall at Creswick
| county = Talbot
| near-nw = Talbot and Clunes
| near-n = Newstead
| near-ne = Newstead
| near-w = Talbot and Clunes
| near-e = Daylesford and Glenlyon
| near-sw = Ballarat
| near-s = Bungaree
| near-se = Ballan
| _noautocat = yes
}}

The Shire of Creswick was a local government area about {{convert|120|km|mi|0}} west-northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of {{convert|551.66|km2|sqmi|1}}, and existed from 1859 until 1995.

History

Creswick was first incorporated as a road district on 11 January 1859, and became a shire on 31 December 1863. The Borough of Creswick, incorporated on 19 November 1858 with an area of {{convert|19.26|km2|acre|0}}, was united with the shire on 29 May 1934.[2]

On 20 January 1995, the Shire of Creswick was abolished, and, along with the Shire of Daylesford and Glenlyon and parts of the Shires of Kyneton and Talbot and Clunes, was merged into the newly created Shire of Hepburn.[3]

Wards

The Shire of Creswick was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors:

  • Creswick Riding
  • North Creswick Riding
  • Northeast Riding
  • South Riding

Towns and localities

  • Allendale
  • Broomfield
  • Blampied
  • Cabbage Tree
  • Campbelltown
  • Creswick
  • Creswick North
  • Dean
  • Glengower
  • Kangaroo Hills
  • Kingston
  • Kooroocheang
  • Lawrence
  • Mollongghip
  • Moorookyle
  • Mount Prospect
  • Newlyn
  • Rockyn
  • Smeaton
  • Springmount
  • Ullina
  • Wattle Flat

Population

Year Population
1954 3,554
1958 3,690*
1961 3,587
1966 3,540
1971 3,414
1976 3,923
1981 3,943
1986 4,482
1991 4,836
* Estimate in 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=642–643}} 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=7|isbn=0-642-23117-6|accessdate=2008-01-05}}
{{Victoria former LGAs}}{{coord|37|26|S|143|54|E|type:adm2nd_region:AU-VIC|display=title}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Shire Of Creswick}}

1 : Former local government areas of Victoria (Australia)

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