Shire of Charlton

The Shire of Charlton was a local government area about 240 kilometres (149 mi) north-northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1,175 square kilometres (453.7 sq mi), and existed from 1895 until 1995.

Key Information

Shire of Charlton Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population	1,850 (1992)[1]
• Density	1.574/km2 (4.078/sq mi)
Established	1895
Area	1,175 km2 (453.7 sq mi)
Council seat	Charlton
Region	Mallee
County	Gladstone, Kara Kara, Tatchera
LGAs around Shire of Charlton: Wycheproof Kerang Gordon Donald Shire of Charlton Korong Kara Kara Kara Kara Korong
LGAs around Shire of Charlton:
Wycheproof	Kerang	Gordon
Donald	Shire of Charlton	Korong
Kara Kara	Kara Kara	Korong
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Charlton was first incorporated as a shire on 28 May 1895, upon the severance of portions of the Shires of Gordon, Kerang and St Arnaud.^[2]

On 20 January 1995, the Shire of Charlton was abolished, and along with the Shires of Birchip, Donald and Wycheproof, and parts of the Shire of Kara Kara, was merged into the newly created Shire of Buloke.^[3]

The Shire of Charlton was divided into three ridings on 25 May 1988, each of which elected three councillors:

• North Riding
• South Riding
• West Riding

• Barrakee
• Buckrabanyule
• Charlton*
• Coonooer Bridge
• Dooboobetic
• Glenloth
• Nareewillock
• Teddywaddy
• Terrappee
• Wooroonook
• Yawong
• Yeungroon

* Council seat.

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

• Interactive map of Victorian local government areas (pre-1994 vs present) - Victorian Government - Digital Twin Victoria
• Victorian Places - Charlton and Charlton Shire

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