County of Hopetoun

Hopetoun
South Australia
Approach to Fowlers Bay in the Hundred of Caldwell
Hopetoun is located in South Australia
Hopetoun
Hopetoun
Coordinates31°33′11″S 131°58′52″E / 31.553°S 131.981°E / -31.553; 131.981
Established21 January 1892[1]
Area6,200 km2 (2,400 sq mi)[2]
LGA(s)District Council of Ceduna
Lands administrative divisions around Hopetoun:
pastoral unincorporated pastoral unincorporated pastoral unincorporated
pastoral unincorporated Hopetoun Kintore
Great Australian Bight Great Australian Bight Great Australian Bight

The County of Hopetoun is one of the 49 counties of South Australia on the state's west coast.[2] It was proclaimed in 1892 by Governor Algernon Keith-Falconer and named for John Hope then the Governor of Victoria.[2]

  1. ^ Kingston, C.C. (21 January 1892). "Untitled proclamation re new county and new hundreds" (PDF). Government of South Australia. pp. 120–121. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Placename Details: County of Hopetoun". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. 14 January 2009. SA0031106. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2019.