Shire of Richmond
Shire of Richmond | |||||||||||||
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Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Region | North West Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1916 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Richmond | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | John Wharton | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 26,581 km2 (10,263 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 761 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.028629/km2 (0.07415/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Richmond | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Richmond is a local government area in north western Queensland, Australia.
It covers an area of 26,581 square kilometres (10,263.0 sq mi), and has existed as a local government entity since 1916. It is part of the Gulf Country.
In the 2021 census, the Shire of Richmond had a population of 761 people.