| Type: | lga |
| Town of St Arnaud | |
| State: | vic |
| Region: | Wimmera |
| Area: | 25.92 |
| Est: | 1861 |
| Seat: | St Arnaud |
| Pop: | 2910 |
| Pop Year: | 1992 |
| Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
| County: | Kara Kara |
| Noautocat: | yes |
The Town of St Arnaud was a local government area about 240km (150miles) northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The town covered an area of 25.92km2, and existed from 1861 until 1994. Its area was surrounded by the Shire of Kara Kara.
St Arnaud was first incorporated as a municipal district on 16 August 1861. It became a borough on 1 October 1863, and a town on 17 October 1950.[2]
On 20 January 1995, the Town of St Arnaud was abolished, and along with the City of Stawell and parts of the Shires of Ararat, Avoca, Donald, Dunmunkle, Kara Kara, Stawell and the Grampians National Park section of the Shire of Wimmera, was merged into the newly created Shire of Northern Grampians.[3]
The Town of St Arnaud was not subdivided into wards, and the nine councillors represented the entire area.
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 3,037 | |
| 1958 | 3,170* | |
| 1961 | 3,150 | |
| 1966 | 3,003 | |
| 1971 | 2,779 | |
| 1976 | 2,786 | |
| 1981 | 2,721 | |
| 1986 | 2,692 | |
| 1991 | 2,741 |