| Shire of Ripon Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||||
 The shire offices in Beaufort | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,530 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 2.303/km2 (5.964/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1861 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,533 km2 (591.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Beaufort | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Grampians | ||||||||||||||
| County | Grenville, Ripon | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Ripon was a local government area about 160 kilometres (99 mi) west-northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1,533 square kilometres (591.9 sq mi), and existed from 1861 until 1994.