Shire of Myrtleford

{{Infobox Australian place

| type = lga

| name = Shire of Myrtleford

| state = vic

| region = Hume

| area = 800

| est = 1960

| seat = Myrtleford

| pop = 4,370

| pop_year = 1992

| pop_footnotes = {{cite book|title=Victorian Year Book|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office|year=1994|pages=49–52|issn= 0067-1223}}

| logo = 170px

| image = Old lga Myrtleford.png

| caption = Location in Victoria

| county = Bogong, Delatite

| near-nw = Beechworth

| near-n = Beechworth

| near-ne = Yackandandah

| near-w = Oxley

| near-e = Bright

| near-sw = Mansfield

| near-s = Maffra

| near-se = Bright

| _noautocat = yes

}}

The Shire of Myrtleford was a local government area about {{convert|280|km|mi|0}} northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of {{convert|800|km2|sqmi|1}}, and existed from 1960 until 1994.

History

Myrtleford was created from parts of the Shire of Bright on 31 May 1960.{{cite book|title=Victorian Municipal Directory|year=1992|publisher=Arnall & Jackson|location=Brunswick|pages=776–777}} Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.

On 18 November 1994, the Shire of Myrtleford was abolished, and along with the Shire of Bright and various surrounding districts, was merged into the newly created Alpine Shire.{{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|page=4|isbn=0-642-23117-6|accessdate=2008-01-05}}

=Ridings=

Myrtleford was not divided into ridings, and its nine councillors represented the entire district.

Towns and localities

* Council seat.

Population

Year ! Population
class="wikitable"
1954
1958	*
1961	3,770
1966	979
1971	4,434
1976	4,147
1981	4,170
1986	4,285
1991	4,314

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

External links

[https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/myrtleford-and-myrtleford-shire Victorian Places - Myrtleford and Myrtleford Shire]

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Myrtleford