The Shire of Coorow is a Local Government Area located in the Mid West region of Western Australia

Western Australia

Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...

, about 290 kilometres (180 mi) north of Perth

Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

, the state capital, and about 130 kilometres (81 mi) south of the city of Geraldton

Geraldton, Western Australia

Geraldton is a city and port in Western Australia located north of Perth in the Mid West region. Geraldton has an estimated population at June 2010 of 36,958...

. The Shire covers an area of 4194 square kilometres (1,619 sq mi) and its seat of government is the town of Coorow

Coorow, Western Australia

Coorow is a town in the Mid West region of Western Australia, north of Perth.The townsite of Coorow was gazetted in 1893, and the name is derived from the Aboriginal name of a nearby spring, first recorded in 1872...

, with the largest settlement being Leeman

Leeman, Western Australia

Leeman is a small coastal town in the Shire of Coorow.Land was first surveyed and sub-divided in 1961 and the townsite was gazetted in 1961 as Snag Island, a name that is still in common use...

.

History

Historically, the area was managed by the Carnamah Road District. On 19 April 1962, the Shire of Coorow was created.

Towns

• Coorow
  Coorow, Western Australia
  Coorow is a town in the Mid West region of Western Australia, north of Perth.The townsite of Coorow was gazetted in 1893, and the name is derived from the Aboriginal name of a nearby spring, first recorded in 1872...
  
  
• Green Head
  Green Head, Western Australia
  Green Head is a small coastal town in the Shire of Coorow. The town is situated between Geraldton and Perth in the Mid West region of Western Australia....
  
  
• Gunyidi
  Gunyidi, Western Australia
  Gunyidi is a small town in the Shire of Coorow. The town is situated between Moora and Carnamah in the Mid West region of Western Australia.The town was originally a siding along the Midlands Railway and was initially known as Siberia Fettlers Camp which was established in 1906. The name was soon...
  
  
• Leeman
  Leeman, Western Australia
  Leeman is a small coastal town in the Shire of Coorow.Land was first surveyed and sub-divided in 1961 and the townsite was gazetted in 1961 as Snag Island, a name that is still in common use...
  
  
• Marchagee
  Marchagee, Western Australia
  Marchagee is a small townsite located 243 km north of Perth in the Mid West region of Western Australia.A reserve for travellers was kept aside in the area in 1876, and the name recorded by the surveyor was Marchagee Well...
  
  
• Waddy Forest
• Warradarge

Population

Year	Population
1966	808
1971	912
1976	1,136
1981	1,253
1986	1,393
1991	1,526
1996	1,389
2001	1,338
2006	1,199

External links

• Shire of Coorow
• The Coorow-Waddy Database - past residents of the Shire of Coorow