Shire of Leigh explained

Type:lga
Shire of Leigh
State:vic
Region:Grampians
Area:982
Est:1861
Seat:Rokewood
Pop:2,340
Pop Year:1992
Pop Footnotes:[1]
County:Grant, Grenville
Near-Nw:Grenville
Near-N:Buninyong
Near-Ne:Buninyong
Near-W:Grenville
Near-E:Bannockburn
Near-Sw:Hampden
Near-S:Colac
Near-Se:Winchelsea
Noautocat:yes

The Shire of Leigh was a local government area about 140km (90miles) west of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 982km2, and existed from 1861 until 1994.

History

Leigh Shire was first incorporated as the Shelford Road District in 1861, and was renamed Leigh at the time of its redesignation as a shire on 22 March 1864.[2]

On 6 May 1994, the Shire of Leigh was abolished, and along with the Shires of Bannockburn and Grenville, and parts of the Shire of Buninyong, was merged into the newly created Golden Plains Shire.

Wards

The Shire of Leigh was divided into three ridings in May 1965, each of which elected three councillors:

Towns and localities

Population

YearPopulation
1954 1,096
1958 1,370*
1961 1,460
1966 1,403
1971 1,177
1976 1,184
1981 1,285
1986 1,791
1991 2,226

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Victorian Year Book. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office. 1994. 49–52. 0067-1223.
  2. Book: Victorian Municipal Directory. 1992. Arnall & Jackson. Brunswick. 736–737. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.