City of Portland (Victoria)

City of Portland
Victoria

Location in Victoria
Population 10,760 (1992)[1]
 • Density 315.17/km2 (816.3/sq mi)
Established 1855
Area 34.14 km2 (13.2 sq mi)
Council seat Portland
County Normanby

The City of Portland was a local government area about 360 kilometres (224 mi) west-southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of 34.14 square kilometres (13.2 sq mi), and existed from 1855 until 1994. Its area was surrounded by the Shire of Heywood, formerly known as the Shire of Portland, and the Southern Ocean.

History

Portland was incorporated as a municipal district on 17 December 1855. It became a borough in 1863, and a town on 19 November 1949. It was proclaimed a city on 28 October 1985.[2]

On 23 September 1994, the City of Portland was abolished, and, along with parts of the Shires of Glenelg and Heywood, was merged into the new Shire of Glenelg.[3]

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

Towns and localities

Population

Year Population
1954 4,759
1958 5,560*
1961 6,014
1966 6,674
1971 8,216
1976 8,298
1981 9,353
1986 10,934
1991 10,115

* Estimate in the 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. pp. 448–449. 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. 6. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 2008-01-05.

Coordinates: 38°20′S 141°36′E / 38.333°S 141.600°E / -38.333; 141.600

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