| Type: | lga |
| Shire of Romsey | |
| State: | vic |
| Region: | North Central Victoria |
| Area: | 628 |
| Est: | 1862 |
| Seat: | Romsey |
| Pop: | 8350 |
| Pop Year: | 1992 |
| Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
| County: | Bourke |
| Near-Nw: | Kyneton |
| Near-N: | Pyalong |
| Near-Ne: | Pyalong |
| Near-W: | Newham and Woodend |
| Near-E: | Kilmore |
| Near-Sw: | Gisborne |
| Near-S: | Bulla |
| Near-Se: | Bulla |
| Noautocat: | yes |
The Shire of Romsey was a local government area about 65km (40miles) north-north-west of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 628km2, and existed from 1862 until 1995.
Romsey was incorporated as a road district on 5 August 1862, and became a shire on 16 June 1871.[2]
On 10 January 1890, the Shire of Lancefield was created from parts of the Lancefield and Rochford Ridings. However, it and the Shire of Springfield were united with Romsey on 31 May 1916. Parts of Romsey was annexed to the Shire of Kilmore on 28 May 1958.
On 19 January 1995, the Shire of Romsey was abolished, and along with the Shires of Gisborne, Kyneton and Newham and Woodend, was merged into the newly created Shire of Macedon Ranges.[3]
The Shire of Romsey was divided into four ridings on 7 February 1978, each of which elected three councillors:
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 2,813 | |
| 1958 | 2,840* | |
| 1961 | 2,636 | |
| 1966 | 2,516 | |
| 1971 | 2,575 | |
| 1976 | 3,155 | |
| 1981 | 4,547 | |
| 1986 | 5,992 | |
| 1991 | 7,842 |