Shire of York explained

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Shire of York
State:	wa
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Area:	2132.7
Est:	1871
Seat:	York
Region:	Wheatbelt
Url:	http://www.york.wa.gov.au
Mayor:	Denese Smythe
Mayortitle:	Shire President
Stategov:	Central Wheatbelt
Fedgov:	Durack
Near-Nw:	Mundaring
Near-N:	Northam
Near-Ne:	Cunderdin
Near-E:	Quairading
Near-W:	Mundaring
Near-Sw:	Kalamunda
Near-S:	Beverley
Near-Se:	Beverley

The Shire of York is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, covering an area of 2133km2 just beyond the eastern fringe of Perth's metropolitan area. The Shire's seat of government is the town of York.

History

The Shire of York was established as the York Road District on 24 January 1871. The townsite of York separated as the Municipality of York (later the Town of York) ten weeks later on 7 March 1871. It became a shire on 1 July 1961 following the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all road districts into shires. The Town of York merged back into the shire on 15 March 1965.^[1]

Wards

The council was previously split into three wards - Town (4 councillors), West (2 councillors) and East (3 councillors) - but these were abolished and an election for 6 councillors for the entire Shire was held on 6 May 2006.

Towns and localities

The towns and localities of the Shire of York with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:^[2] ^[3]

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Area

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Notable councillors

Frederick Monger, York Municipality councillor 1892; later a state MP
Garnet Wood, York Road Board member 1932–1951; also a state MP

Heritage-listed places

See main article: List of State Register of Heritage Places in the Shire of York. As of 2023, 321 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of York,^[4] of which 34 are on the State Register of Heritage Places.^[5]

Notes and References

Web site: Municipality Boundary Amendments Register . Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission . 11 January 2020.
Web site: SLIP Map . . maps.slip.wa.gov.au . . 15 February 2023 .
Web site: NationalMap . . nationalmap.gov.au . . 15 February 2023 .
Web site: Shire of York Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 25 February 2023.
Web site: Shire of York State Register of Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 25 February 2023.