Shire of Stanthorpe
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{{Infobox Australian place | type = lga
| name = Shire of Stanthorpe
| state = qld
| image = Stanthorpe LGA Qld.png
| image_upright = 0.81
| caption = Location within Queensland
| pop = 9,968
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2006}}
| pop_footnotes ={{Census 2006 AUS | id = LGA36600 | name = Stanthorpe (S) (Local Government Area) | accessdate=18 September 2009|quick = on}}
| area = 2697.6
| est = 1879
| seat = Stanthorpe
| region = Darling Downs
| logo = Stanthorpe Logo.jpg
| url =
| near-nw = Inglewood
| near-n = Warwick
| near-ne = Tenterfield (NSW)
| near-w = Inglewood
| near-e = Tenterfield (NSW)
| near-sw = Inglewood
| near-s = Tenterfield (NSW)
| near-se = Tenterfield (NSW)
}}
The Shire of Stanthorpe was a local government area of Queensland, Australia on the Queensland-New South Wales border. It was on the Great Dividing Range and was part of the Granite Belt. Its main industries included fruit and vegetable growing, wineries and tourism, and sheep and cattle grazing.
The Shire, administered from the town of Stanthorpe, covered an area of {{convert|2697.6|km2|sqmi|1}}, and existed from 1879 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the Shire of Warwick to become the Southern Downs Region. Its final mayor was Glen Rogers.
History
File:Old Stanthorpe Shire Council Chambers.JPG, 2015]]
File:Stanthorpe Division, March 1902.jpg
On 11 November 1879, the Stanthorpe Division was created as one of 74 divisions within Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 with a population of 1339.{{Gazette QLD|title=Proclamation [Stanthorpe Division]|volume=25|page=994|date=11 November 1879}}
On 25 June 1880, Ballandean Division (to the south) was abolished and absorbed into Stanthorpe Division.{{Gazette QLD | title = Proclamation [Ballandean & Stanthorpe Divisions] | volume = 26 | page = 1512 | date = 25 June 1880}}
With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Stanthorpe Division became the Shire of Stanthorpe on 31 March 1903.
In 1914, the Stanthorpe Shire Council constructed council chambers.{{cite book|title = Stanthorpe Heritage Museum (brochure)|publisher = Stanthorpe & District Historical Society}}
On 15 March 2008, under the Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007 passed by the Parliament of Queensland on 10 August 2007, the Shire of Stanthorpe merged with the Shire of Warwick to form the Southern Downs Region.{{cite QSA Agency|11055|Southern Downs Regional Council|21 September 2013}} At the time of its closure it had eight councillors plus an elected mayor.
Towns and localities
The Shire of Stanthorpe included the following settlements:
- Stanthorpe
- Amiens
- Applethorpe
- Ballandean
- Cottonvale*
- Dalcouth
- Diamondvale
- Eukey
- Glen Aplin
- Greenlands
- Kyoomba
- Lyra
- Messines
- Mingoola
- Passchendaele
- Pikedale
- Pikes Creek
- Pozieres
- Severnlea
- Somme
- The Summit
- Thorndale
- Wallangarra
- Wyberba
* - acquired its name from one Private E Cotton a local who enlisted in the Australian Air Force
Chairmen
- 1927: Johnston Smyth
Population
File:StateLibQld 2 174983 John D. Robertson.jpg
| class="wikitable" | |
| Year
! Population | |
|---|---|
| 1933 | 6.934 |
| 1947 | 7,419 |
| 1954 | 8,335 |
| 1961 | 8,514 |
| 1966 | 8,503 |
| 1971 | 8,189 |
| 1976 | 8,709 |
| 1981 | 8,576 |
| 1986 | 9,143 |
| 1991 | 9,556 |
| 1996 | 9,596 |
| 2001 | 9,860 |
| 2006 | 9,968 |
References
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Category:Former local government areas of Queensland
Category:1879 establishments in Australia