The Shire of Kyneton was a local government area about northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1859 until 1995.
History
Kyneton was incorporated as a road district on 8 February 1859, and became a shire on 18 January 1865. Martin McKenna, a brewer, miner, pastoralist and politician, was the first president of the Shire of Kyneton.
On 5 February 1913 and 9 October 1921, it annexed parts of the Shires of Bacchus Marsh and Ballan respectively, while on 1 October 1915, it absorbed the Borough of Malmsbury, which had been created on 19 October 1861 with an area of . Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room. Also 1913:318
On 19 January 1995, the Shire of Kyneton was abolished, and along with the Shires of Gisborne, Newham and Woodend and Romsey, was merged into the newly created Shire of Macedon Ranges. A small part of the shire was also transferred to the newly created Hepburn Shire.
Wards
The Shire of Kyneton was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors: Kyneton East Riding Kyneton West Riding Trentham/Tylden Riding Carlsruhe/Malmsbury Riding
Towns and localities Baynton Carlsruhe East Trentham Edgecombe Fern Hill Green Hill Kyneton* Lauriston Malmsbury Newbury Pastoria Pastoria East Piper's Creek Sidonia Spring Hill Trentham Tylden
* Council seat.
Population Year Population 1954 6,063 1958 6,340* 1961 5,979 1966 5,967 1971 5,959 1976 6,293 1981 6,748 1986 7,657 1991 8,387
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References
External links
Victorian Places - Kyneton Shire