Shire of Mornington (Victoria)

This article is about a local government area in Victoria which existed prior to the 1994 amalgamation. For the current entity, see Shire of Mornington Peninsula. For the current local government area in Queensland, see Shire of Mornington (Queensland).

Shire of Mornington
Local government area
Location in Melbourne
The extent of the Shire of Mornington at its dissolution in 1994
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
RegionMornington Peninsula
Established1893
Council seatMornington
Area
 • Total
90.65 km2 (35.00 sq mi)
Population
 • Total32,800 (1992)
 • Density361.8/km2 (937.1/sq mi)
CountyMornington
LGAs around Shire of Mornington
Port Phillip Port Phillip Frankston
Port Phillip Shire of Mornington Hastings
Flinders Flinders Hastings

The Shire of Mornington was a local government area about 50 kilometres (30 mi) south of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia, encompassing the western extremity of the Mornington Peninsula. The shire covered an area of 90.65 square kilometres (35.0 sq mi) immediately to the south of Frankston, and existed from 1860 until 1994.

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