Shire of Ripon

The Shire of Ripon was a local government area about 160 kilometres (99 mi) west-northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1,533 square kilometres (591.9 sq mi), and existed from 1861 until 1994.
History
Ripon was incorporated as a road district on 12 April 1861, and became a shire on 18 December 1863.
On 23 September 1994, the Shire was abolished, and merged with Shire of Lexton and most of Shire of Avoca into the Shire of Pyrenees.
Wards
Ripon was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors:

Northwest Riding
East Riding
Central Riding

Towns and localities

Beaufort
Raglan
Trawalla
Snake Valley
Brewster
Stockyard Hill
Waterloo
Chute
Middle Creek
Camp Hill
Mount Emu

Population
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