The Shire of Kilmore was a Local Government Area located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Melbourne

Melbourne

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, the state capital of Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

, Australia

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. The shire covered an area of 508.9 square kilometres (196.5 sq mi), and existed from 1856 until 1995.

History

Kilmore was first incorporated as a district on 15 July 1856. It became a borough in 1863 and a shire on 24 December 1874. It was redefined on 1 October 1890. On 28 May 1958, it annexed part of the Shire of Romsey

Shire of Romsey

The Shire of Romsey was a Local Government Area located about north-northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1862 until 1995.-History:...

.

On 20 January 1995, the Shire was abolished, and merged into the Shire of Mitchell, which had been created two months earlier by amalgamating the Shires of Broadford

Shire of Broadford

The Shire of Broadford was a Local Government Area located about north of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1869 until 1994.-History:...

, Pyalong

Shire of Pyalong

The Shire of Pyalong was a Local Government Area located about north of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1863 until 1994.-History:...

, Seymour

Rural City of Seymour

The Rural City of Seymour was a Local Government Area located about north of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1863 until 1994.-History:...

 and parts of McIvor

Shire of McIvor

The Shire of McIvor was a Local Government Area located about north of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1863 until 1994.-History:...

 into the Shire of Mitchell.

Wards

Kilmore was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors:

• Wallan Riding
• Bylands & Glenburnie Riding
• Willowmavin & Moranding Riding
• Kilmore Riding

Towns and localities

• Kilmore
  Kilmore, Victoria
  Kilmore is a town in the Australian state of Victoria. Located north of Melbourne, it is contentiously claimed as Victoria's oldest inland settled town...
  
  
• Beveridge
  Beveridge, Victoria
  Beveridge is a town in Victoria, Australia, located along the Hume Highway, 42 kilometres north of Melbourne in the Shire of Mitchell. A western rural portion of the locality is within the City of Whittlesea in Greater Melbourne...
  
  
• Bylands
• Heathcote Junction
  Heathcote Junction, Victoria
  Heathcote Junction is a town in central Victoria, Australia. The town is located north of the state capital, Melbourne and from nearby Wandong. At the 2006 census, Heathcote Junction and the surrounding area had a combined population of 887....
  
  
• Wallan
  Wallan, Victoria
  Wallan or Wallan Wallan is a town in Victoria, from Melbourne on the Northern Highway in Australia.The town sits at the southern end of the large and diverse Shire of Mitchell which extends from the northern fringes of Melbourne into the farming country of north-central Victoria and the lower...
  
  
• Wandong
  Wandong, Victoria
  Wandong is a town in Victoria, Australia. The town is about north of the state capital, Melbourne, on the Hume Highway. It is located right next to the town of Heathcote Junction, and at the 2006 census, the two towns had a population of 1,490.. The main centre nearest Wandong is Kilmore.Wandong...
  
  
• Willowmavin

Population

Year	Population
1954	1,932
1958	2,369*
1961	2,728
1966	2,739
1971	2,798
1976	3,660
1981	4,919
1986	6,724
1991	8,827

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.