Shire of Cohuna
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = lga
| name = Shire of Cohuna
| state = vic
| region = Mallee
| area = 494.69
| est = 1922
| seat = Cohuna
| pop = 4630
| pop_year = 1992
| pop_footnotes = {{cite book|title=Victorian Year Book|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office|year=1994|page=52|issn= 0067-1223}}
| logo = 140px
| image = Old lga Cohuna.png
| image2 = CohunaShireMemorialHall.JPG
| caption = Location in Victoria
| caption2 = Cohuna Shire Memorial Hall
| county = Gunbower
| near-nw = Kerang
| near-n = Wakool (NSW)
| near-ne = Wakool (NSW)
| near-w = Kerang
| near-e = Murray (NSW)
| near-sw = Gordon
| near-s = Gordon
| near-se = Rochester
| _noautocat = yes
}}
The Shire of Cohuna was a local government area on the Murray River, about {{convert|265|km|mi|0}} north-northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of {{convert|494.69|km2|sqmi|1}}, and existed from 1922 until 1995.
History
Cohuna was originally part of the Swan Hill Road District, which initially covered most of north-western Victoria. Swan Hill was incorporated on 8 July 1862, and became a shire on 14 August 1871. It was renamed the Shire of Kerang on 31 December 1898.
On 8 March 1922, parts of the North East and South East Ridings severed, and were incorporated as the Shire of Cohuna.{{cite book|title=Victorian Municipal Directory|year=1992|publisher=Arnall & Jackson|location=Brunswick|pages=631–632, 718–720}} Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
On 20 January 1995, the Shire of Cohuna was abolished, and along with the Borough of Kerang and the Shire of Kerang, was merged into the newly created Shire of Gannawarra.{{cite book|url=http://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/ausstats/free.nsf/0/76E601D6DB55E88ACA25722500049195/$File/12570_1994-95.pdf|title=Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics|author-link=Australian Bureau of Statistics|date=1 August 1995|publisher=Commonwealth of Australia|isbn=0-642-23117-6|access-date=2008-01-05}}
Wards
The Shire of Cohuna was divided into three wards, each of which elected three councillors:
- Central Ward
- East Ward
- West Ward
Towns and localities
- Cohuna*
- Gannawarra
- Gunbower
- Leitchville
- Mead
- McMillans
* Council seat.
Population
| class="wikitable" | |
| Year
! Population | |
|---|---|
| 1954 | 3,872 |
| 1958 | 4,190* |
| 1961 | 4,435 |
| 1966 | 4,664 |
| 1971 | 4,768 |
| 1976 | 4,607 |
| 1981 | 4,505 |
| 1986 | 4,332 |
| 1991 | 4,312 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Victorian local government areas pre-1994 vs present map link}}
- [https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/cohuna-and-cohuna-shire Victorian Places - Cohuna and Cohuna Shire]
{{Victoria former LGAs}}
{{Authority control}}
{{Coord|35|48|S|144|12|E|type:adm2nd_region:AU-VIC|display=title}}
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