Type: | lga |
Shire of Pyalong | |
State: | vic |
Region: | Hume |
Area: | 577.57 |
Est: | 1863 |
Seat: | Pyalong |
Pop: | 810 |
Pop Year: | 1992 |
Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
County: | Dalhousie |
Near-Nw: | McIvor |
Near-N: | McIvor |
Near-Ne: | Seymour |
Near-W: | Kyneton |
Near-E: | Seymour |
Near-Sw: | Romsey |
Near-S: | Kilmore |
Near-Se: | Broadford |
Noautocat: | yes |
The Shire of Pyalong was a local government area about 85km (53miles) north of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 577.57km2, and existed from 1863 until 1994.
Pyalong was incorporated as a road district on 2 September 1863, and became a shire on 5 May 1871.[2]
On 18 November 1994, the Shire of Pyalong was abolished, and along with the Rural City of Seymour, the Shire of Broadford and parts of the Shire of McIvor, was merged into the newly created Shire of Mitchell.[3]
The Shire of Pyalong was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors:
Year | Population | |
---|---|---|
1954 | 483 | |
1958 | 500* | |
1961 | 456 | |
1966 | 456 | |
1971 | 439 | |
1976 | 472 | |
1981 | 495 | |
1986 | 602 | |
1991 | 744 |