Shire of Creswick
Shire of Creswick | |||||||||||||
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Former town hall at Creswick | |||||||||||||
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The Shire of Creswick as at its dissolution in 1995 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Region | Grampians | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1859 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Creswick | ||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 551.66 km2 (213.00 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 4,870 (1992) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 8.828/km2 (22.864/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| County | Talbot | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Creswick was a local government area about 120 kilometres (75 mi) west-northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 551.66 square kilometres (213.0 sq mi), and existed from 1859 until 1995.