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Shire of Glenelg (former)

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History
Ridings
Towns and localities
Population
References

{{About|a former local government area (1863-1994) in Victoria|the current entity, based in Portland|Shire of Glenelg}}{{Infobox Australian place | type = lga
| name = Shire of Glenelg
| state = vic
| region =
| area = 3576
| est = 1863
| seat = Casterton
| pop = 4270 | pop_year = 1992
| pop_footnotes = ^[1]
| logo =
| image = Old lga Glenelg.png
| caption = Location in Victoria
| county = Dundas, Follett, Normanby
| near-nw = Lucindale (SA)
| near-n = Kowree
| near-ne = Wannon
| near-w = Penola (SA)
| near-e = Wannon
| near-sw = Mount Gambier (SA)
| near-s = Heywood
| near-se = Heywood
| _noautocat = yes
}}

The Shire of Glenelg was a local government area about {{convert|360|km|mi|0}} west of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of {{convert|3576|km2|sqmi|1}}, and existed from 1863 until 1994.

History

Glenelg was first incorporated as a road district on 2 September 1863, and became a shire on 30 June 1864.^[2]

On 23 September 1994, the Shire of Glenelg was abolished, and, along with the City of Portland and parts of the Shire of Heywood, was merged into the new Shire of Glenelg.^[3]

Ridings

Glenelg was not subdivided into ridings, and its 12 councillors represented the entire shire.

Towns and localities

Casterton
Chetwynd
Dergholm
Henty
Merino
Paschendale
Poolaijelo
Sandford
Strathdownie
Wando Vale

Population

Year	Population
1954	5,949
1958	6,300*
1961	5,887
1966	5,838
1971	5,148
1976	4,840
1981	4,462
1986	4,237
1991	4,060

* 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=681–683}} 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=6,12|isbn=0-642-23117-6|accessdate=2008-01-05}}

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1 : Former local government areas of Victoria (Australia)

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