| Type: | lga |
| Rural City of Seymour | |
| State: | vic |
| Region: | Hume |
| Area: | 945.07 |
| Est: | 1863 |
| Seat: | Seymour |
| Pop: | 12210 |
| Pop Year: | 1992 |
| Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
| County: | Anglesey, Delatite, Moira, Dalhousie |
| Near-Nw: | McIvor |
| Near-N: | Goulburn |
| Near-Ne: | Goulburn |
| Near-W: | Pyalong |
| Near-E: | Yea |
| Near-Sw: | Pyalong |
| Near-S: | Broadford |
| Near-Se: | Yea |
| Noautocat: | yes |
The Rural City of Seymour was a local government area about 100km (100miles) north of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The rural city covered an area of 945.07km2, and existed from 1863 until 1994.
Seymour was incorporated as a road district on 5 May 1863, and became a shire on 24 February 1871. It lost a part of its area to the Shire of Yea on 15 May 1907.[2] On 2 November 1993, Seymour was proclaimed a rural city.[3]
On 18 November 1994, the Rural City of Seymour was abolished, and along with the Shires of Broadford and Pyalong, and parts of the Shire of McIvor, was merged into the newly created Shire of Mitchell. The Avenel district was transferred to the newly created Shire of Strathbogie.[4]
The Rural City of Seymour was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors:
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 11,596 | |
| 1958 | 12,340* | |
| 1961 | 9,254 | |
| 1966 | 11,248 | |
| 1971 | 11,103 | |
| 1976 | 10,632 | |
| 1981 | 11,218 | |
| 1986 | 11,412 | |
| 1991 | 11,690 |