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Local government area in Victoria, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Shire of Lexton was a local government area about 150 kilometres (93 mi) northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 821.03 square kilometres (317.0 sq mi), and existed from 1860 until 1994.
Shire of Lexton Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 1,380 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 1.681/km2 (4.353/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1860 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 821.03 km2 (317.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Lexton | ||||||||||||||
Region | Grampians | ||||||||||||||
County | Gladstone, Kara Kara, Ripon, Talbot | ||||||||||||||
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Lexton was incorporated as a road district on 17 February 1860, and became a shire on 30 June 1864. In January 1941, it annexed parts of the Shire of Avoca.[2]
On 23 September 1994, the Shire of Lexton was abolished, and along with the Shire of Ripon and parts of the Shire of Avoca, was merged into the newly created Shire of Pyrenees.[3]
The Shire of Lexton was divided into three ridings on 1 April 1988, each of which elected three councillors:
* Council seat.
Year | Population |
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1954 | 1,350 |
1958 | 1,470* |
1961 | 1,443 |
1966 | 1,371 |
1971 | 1,315 |
1976 | 1,280 |
1981 | 1,211 |
1986 | 1,295 |
1991 | 1,314 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
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