County of York (South Australia)

York
Cadastral division
View of Spencer Gulf coastline from Hummock Hill, Whyalla, in the Hundred of Randell
York
Coordinates: 33°05′S 137°13′E / 33.08°S 137.21°E / -33.08; 137.21
CountryAustralia
StateSouth Australia
LGA
Established1895
Area
 • Total
3,419 km2 (1,320 sq mi)
Lands administrative divisions around York
Hore-Ruthven Manchester Frome
Buxton York Spencer Gulf
Jervois Jervois Spencer Gulf

The County of York is one of the 49 cadastral counties of South Australia. It was proclaimed by acting Governor Samuel Way in 1895 and named for King George V who was known at the time as the Duke of York. It covers a portion of the state on the Eyre Peninsula east coast at the latitude of Whyalla. It stretches westwards to the eastern boundary of Lake Gilles Conservation Park

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