| Shire of Rutherglen Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,560 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 6.706/km2 (17.367/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1862 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 530.9 km2 (205.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Rutherglen | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Hume | ||||||||||||||
| County | Bogong | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Rutherglen was a local government area about 275 kilometres (171 mi) north-northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 530.9 square kilometres (205.0 sq mi), and existed from 1862 until 1994.