Shire of Lexton

Shire of Lexton
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population1,380 (1992)[1]
 • Density1.681/km2 (4.353/sq mi)
Established1860
Area821.03 km2 (317.0 sq mi)
Council seatLexton
RegionGrampians
CountyGladstone, Kara Kara, Ripon, Talbot
LGAs around Shire of Lexton:
Avoca Avoca Talbot and Clunes
Ararat Shire of Lexton Ballarat
Ripon Ripon Ballarat

The Shire of Lexton was a local government area about 150 kilometres (93 mi) northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 821.03 square kilometres (317.0 sq mi), and existed from 1860 until 1994.

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