Shire of Pyalong

Shire of Pyalong Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population	810 (1992)[1]
• Density	1.402/km^2 (3.632/sq mi)
Established	1863
Area	577.57 km^2 (223.0 sq mi)
Council seat	Pyalong
County	Dalhousie
LGAs around Shire of Pyalong: McIvor McIvor Seymour Kyneton Shire of Pyalong Seymour Romsey Kilmore Broadford

The Shire of Pyalong was a local government area about 85 kilometres (53 mi) north of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 577.57 square kilometres (223.0 sq mi), and existed from 1863 until 1994.

History

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 and the Shire of Broadford, and parts of the Shire of McIvor, was merged into the newly created Shire of Mitchell.^[3]

Wards

The Shire of Pyalong was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors:

• East Riding
• South Riding
• West Riding

Towns and localities

• Glenaroua
• Moranding
• Puckapunyal
• Pyalong
• Sugarloaf Creek

Population

Year	Population
1954	483
1958	500*
1961	456
1966	456
1971	439
1976	472
1981	495
1986	602
1991	744

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 52. ISSN 0067-1223.
2. Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 811–812. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (1 August 1995). Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia. p. 9. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 2008-01-05.

Coordinates: 37°07′S 144°51′E / 37.117°S 144.850°E