| Type: | lga |
| Shire of Alexandra | |
| State: | vic |
| Region: | Hume |
| Area: | 2197.31 |
| Est: | 1868 |
| Seat: | Alexandra |
| Pop: | 6,120 |
| Pop Year: | 1992 |
| Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
| County: | Anglesey, Evelyn |
| Near-Nw: | Euroa |
| Near-N: | Euroa |
| Near-Ne: | Mansfield |
| Near-W: | Yea |
| Near-E: | Mansfield |
| Near-Sw: | Healesville |
| Near-S: | Upper Yarra |
| Near-Se: | Upper Yarra |
| Noautocat: | yes |
The Shire of Alexandra was a local government area located about 130km (80miles) northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 2197.31km2, and existed from 1868 until 1994.
Alexandra was first incorporated as a road district on 30 June 1868, and became a shire on 3 September 1869. Its boundaries changed a number of times throughout its existence:[2]
On 18 November 1994, the Shire of Alexandra was abolished, and along with the Shire of Yea and parts of the City of Whittlesea and the Shires of Broadford, Eltham, Euroa and Healesville, was merged into the newly created Shire of Murrindindi.[3]
The Shire of Alexandra was divided into three ridings on 3 August 1985, each of which elected three councillors. Prior to this, it was divided into five ridings in May 1957.
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 2,717 | |
| 1954 | 6,523 | |
| 1958 | 5,440* | |
| 1961 | 4,591 | |
| 1966 | 4,485 | |
| 1971 | 4,480 | |
| 1976 | 4,238 | |
| 1981 | 4,376 | |
| 1986 | 5,353 | |
| 1991 | 5,999 |