City of Horsham

City of Horsham Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population	13,070 (1992)[1]
• Density	560.7/km^2 (1,452.2/sq mi)
Established	1882
Area	23.31 km^2 (9.0 sq mi)
Council seat	Horsham
County	Borung

The City of Horsham was a local government area about 290 kilometres (180 mi) west-northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of 23.31 square kilometres (9.0 sq mi), and existed from 1882 until 1994.

History

Horsham was initially part of the Shire of Wimmera, and was first incorporated as a borough on 17 November 1882. It became a town on 16 November 1932 and was proclaimed a city on 25 May 1949.^[2]

On 20 January 1995, the City was abolished, and merged with most of the Shires of Arapiles and Wimmera and part of Kowree into the Rural City of Horsham.^[3]

The City of Horsham was not subdivided into wards, and the 9 councillors represented the entire area.

Population

Year	Population
1954	7,767
1958	8,690*
1961	9,240
1966	10,557
1971	11,045
1976	11,647
1981	12,480
1986	12,810
1991	13,030

* Estimate in 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. pp. 49–52. ISSN 0067-1223.
2. Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. p. 400. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (1 August 1995). Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia. p. 7. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 2008-01-05.