| Type: | lga |
| District Council of Snowtown | |
| State: | sa |
| Est: | 1888 |
| Abolished: | 1987 |
| Seat: | Snowtown |
| Map Type: | state |
| Coordinates: | -33.7829°N 138.2152°W |
| Near-Nw: | Broughton/Redhill (1888-1892) Mundoora/Port Broughton (1892-1987) |
| Near-N: | Broughton/Redhill (1888-1987) |
| Near-Ne: | Georgetown (1888-1987) |
| Near-E: | Hutt and Hill Rivers (1888-1935) Blyth (1888-1987) |
| Near-Se: | Hall (1888-1935) Balaklava (1888-1987) |
| Near-S: | Port Wakefield (1888-1983) Wakefield Plains (1983-1987) |
| Near-Sw: | Ninnes/Bute (1888-1987) Kulpara (1888-1932) |
| Near-W: | Ninnes/Bute (1888-1987) |
The District Council of Snowtown was a local government area in South Australia from 1888 to 1987.
The District Council of Snowtown was officially proclaimed on 5 January 1888 by the District Councils Act 1887 as constituting the Hundreds of Barunga and Boucaut.[1]
The council was headquartered at the new government town of Snowtown and six inaugural councillors were appointed by proclamation on 19 January 1888: Joseph Turner, William Henry Hall, David Edward Paterson, Joseph Harris, Daniel Painter, and John Shepherd, junior.[2]
In 1889 and 1890 the council expanded south, gaining the Hundred of Everard from the District Council of Blyth on 26 September 1889[3] and the Hundred of Cameron from the District Council of Port Wakefield on 6 February 1890.[4]
On 8 April 1909 the council expanded slightly east to gain the south west portion of the Hundred of Hart (land west of the Gladstone-Brinkworth rail line) from the District Council of Hutt and Hill Rivers.[5] [6]
On 8 December 1987, the council was amalgamated with the District Council of Blyth to form the new District Council of Blyth-Snowtown.[7]
The following adjacent local government bodies co-existed with the Snowtown council: