Shire of Bacchus Marsh
Shire of Bacchus Marsh | |||||||||||||
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Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||
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The Shire of Bacchus Marsh as at its dissolution in 1994 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Region | Grampians | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1862 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Bacchus Marsh | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 565 km2 (218 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 12,590 (1992) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 22.283/km2 (57.71/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| County | Bourke, Grant | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Bacchus Marsh was a local government area about 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 565 square kilometres (218.1 sq mi), and existed from 1862 until 1994.