The Shire of Charlton was a Local Government Area located about 240 kilometres (149 mi) north-northwest of Melbourne

Melbourne

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, the state capital of Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

, Australia

Australia

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. The shire covered an area of 1175 square kilometres (453.7 sq mi), and existed from 1895 until 1995.

History

Charlton was first incorporated as a shire on 28 May 1895 upon the severance of portions of the Shires of Kerang

Shire of Kerang

The Shire of Kerang was a Local Government Area located in northwestern Victoria, Australia, along the Murray River. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1862 until 1995. From 1966 onwards Kerang itself was managed by a separate entity, the Borough of Kerang...

, Gordon

Shire of Gordon

The Shire of Gordon was a Local Government Area located about north-northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1885 until 1995.-History:...

 and St Arnaud

Shire of Donald

The Shire of Donald was a Local Government Area located about west-northwest of Bendigo in western Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1861 until 1995.-History:...

.

On 20 January 1995, the Shire was abolished, and merged with the Shires of Birchip

Shire of Birchip

The Shire of Birchip was a Local Government Area located about northwest of Bendigo in northwestern Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1895 until 1995.-History:...

, Donald

Shire of Donald

The Shire of Donald was a Local Government Area located about west-northwest of Bendigo in western Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1861 until 1995.-History:...

, Wycheproof

Shire of Wycheproof

The Shire of Wycheproof was a Local Government Area located about northwest of Bendigo in northwestern Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1894 until 1995.-History:...

 and part of Kara Kara

Shire of Kara Kara

The Shire of Kara Kara was a Local Government Area located about northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1861 until 1994.-History:...

 into the Shire of Buloke.

Wards

Charlton was divided into three ridings on 25 May 1988, each of which elected three councillors:

• North Riding
• South Riding
• West Riding

Towns and localities

• Charlton
  Charlton, Victoria
  Charlton "The Friendly River Town", is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is a small agricultural community straddling the Avoca River, located at the junction of the Calder Highway and Borung Highway and positioned in the last of the foothills of the Great Dividing Range...
  
  
• Barrakee
• Buckrabanyule
  Buckrabanyule, Victoria
  Buckrabanyule is a tiny township in the North-Central area of the state of Victoria in Australia. It is from Melbourne, Victoria's capital city....
  
  
• Coonooer Bridge
  Coonooer Bridge, Victoria
  Coonooer Bridge is a township in western Victoria. The town is in the Shire of Buloke, north west of the state capital, Melbourne.Coonooer Bridge Methodist Church was built in 1875 and still stands today as one of the oldest buildings in the shire....
  
  
• Dooboobetic
  Dooboobetic, Victoria
  Dooboobetic is a locality in Victoria, Australia, located approximately 19km from Donald, Victoria.-References:...
  
  
• Glenloth
  Glenloth, Victoria
  Glenloth is a locality in Victoria, Australia, located approximately from the regional centre of Bendigo.Glenloth Post Office opened on 22 October 1879; Glenloth Railway Station Post Office opened on 1 March 1884. In 1910 the railway station office was renamed Glenloth, and Glenloth became...
  
  
• Narrewillock
• Teddywaddy
• Terrappee
• Wooroonook
• Yawong
• Yeungroon

Population

Year	Population
1954	2,350
1958	2,510*
1961	2,492
1966	2,492
1971	2,226
1976	2,120
1981	2,063
1986	1,968
1991	1,749

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.