Shire of Lexton
Shire of Lexton | |||||||||||||
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Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||
The Shire of Lexton as at its dissolution in 1994 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Region | Grampians | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1860 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Lexton | ||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 821.03 km2 (317.00 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 1,380 (1992) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.681/km2 (4.353/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| County | Gladstone, Kara Kara, Ripon, Talbot | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Lexton was a local government area about 150 kilometres (93 mi) northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 821.03 square kilometres (317.0 sq mi), and existed from 1860 until 1994.