| Kilmore Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 The main street of Kilmore | |||||||||||||||
  Kilmore | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°17′0″S 144°57′0″E / 37.28333°S 144.95000°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 9,207 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3764 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 370 m (1,214 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Mitchell | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Euroa | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | McEwen | ||||||||||||||
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Kilmore (/ˈkɪlmɔːr/)[2] is a town in the Australian state of Victoria. Located 65 kilometres (40 mi) north of Melbourne, it is the oldest inland town in Victoria by the combination of age and physical occupation, and because it had unique agricultural attributes to drive that earliest settlement. It grew very rapidly to become four times bigger than its nearest inland rival by 1851. Its spectacular growth continued to match that of the major gold mining towns of Ballarat, Bendigo and Beechworth until at least 1861.[3]
- ^ "2021 Census QuickStats Kilmore". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ Macquarie Dictionary, Fourth Edition (2005). Melbourne, The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd. ISBN 1-876429-14-3
- ^ Williams, Martin. Charles Bonney and the fertile Kilmore Plains, Victorian Historical Journal, Vol. 90, No. 1, June 2019.