| Type: | lga |
| Shire of Maldon | |
| State: | vic |
| Region: | North Central Victoria |
| Area: | 549 |
| Est: | 1858 |
| Seat: | Maldon |
| Pop: | 3100 |
| Pop Year: | 1992 |
| Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
| County: | Talbot |
| Near-Nw: | Bet Bet |
| Near-N: | Marong |
| Near-Ne: | Strathfieldsaye |
| Near-W: | Tullaroop |
| Near-E: | Metcalfe |
| Near-Sw: | Tullaroop |
| Near-S: | Newstead |
| Near-Se: | Castlemaine (C) |
The Shire of Maldon was a local government area about 140km (90miles) northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia, and 35km (22miles) southwest of the regional city of Bendigo. The shire covered an area of 549km2, and existed from 1858 until 1995.
Maldon was first incorporated as a municipality on 6 August 1858, then as a road district on 2 September 1863. It was proclaimed a shire on 12 January 1864.[2]
On 20 January 1995, the Shire of Maldon was abolished, and along with the City of Castlemaine and the Shires of Metcalfe and Newstead, was merged into the newly created Shire of Mount Alexander.[3]
The Shire of Maldon was divided into three ridings on 1 April 1988, each of which elected three councillors:
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 2,030 | |
| 1958 | 2,040* | |
| 1961 | 2,008 | |
| 1966 | 1,953 | |
| 1971 | 1,759 | |
| 1976 | 1,864 | |
| 1981 | 2,221 | |
| 1986 | 2,563 | |
| 1991 | 2,968 |