Shire of Hampden

Shire of Hampden
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population6,960 (1992)[1]
 • Density2.6556/km2 (6.878/sq mi)
Established1857
Area2,620.91 km2 (1,011.9 sq mi)
Council seatCamperdown
RegionBarwon South West
CountyHampden, Grenville
LGAs around Shire of Hampden:
Ararat Ripon Grenville
Mortlake Shire of Hampden Leigh
Warrnambool Heytesbury Colac

The Shire of Hampden was a local government area about 200 kilometres (124 mi) west-southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 2,620.91 square kilometres (1,011.9 sq mi), and existed from 1857 until 1994.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. pp. 49–52. ISSN 0067-1223.