Shire of Omeo
| Shire of Omeo Omeo | |||||||||||||||
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| Region | East Gippsland | ||||||||||||||
| County | Bogong, Benambra, Dargo, Tambo | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Omeo was a
Victoria, Australia
. The shire covered an area of 5,641 square kilometres (2,178.0 sq mi), and existed from 1872 until 1994.
History
Omeo was incorporated as a shire on 25 October 1872.[2]
On 2 December 1994, the Shire of Omeo was abolished, and along with the
Dinner Plain district was merged into the Shire of Alpine, which had been created two weeks earlier.[3]
Ridings
Omeo was divided into four ridings on 15 January 1957, each of which elected three councillors:
- Omeo Riding
- Ensay Riding
- Hinnomunjie Riding
- Tongio Riding
Towns and localities
- Benambra
- Brookville
- Cassilis
- Dinner Plain
- Doctors Flat
- Ensay
- Hinnomunjie
- Omeo*
- Swifts Creek
- Tambo Crossing
- Tongio
- Uplands
* Council seat.
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1954 | 2,072 |
| 1958 | 2,100* |
| 1961 | 2,145 |
| 1966 | 2,026 |
| 1971 | 1,858 |
| 1976 | 1,605 |
| 1981 | 1,565 |
| 1986 | 1,628 |
| 1991 | 1,920 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References
- ISSN 0067-1223.
- State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
- ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.
