The Shire of Chiltern was a Local Government Area located about 280 kilometres (174 mi) north-northeast 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

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. The shire covered an area of 501.64 square kilometres (193.7 sq mi), and existed from 1862 until 1994.

History

Chiltern was first incorporated as a district on 1 December 1862, and became a shire on 11 May 1874. It annexed the Barnawartha Ward from the Shire of Yackandandah

Shire of Yackandandah

The Shire of Yackandandah was a Local Government Area located about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1862 until 1994.-History:...

 on 14 May 1913 and the Lilliput Riding of Shire of Rutherglen

Shire of Rutherglen

The Shire of Rutherglen was a Local Government Area located about north-northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1862 until 1994.-History:...

 in February 1917. On 10 October 1989 it also annexed part of the Belvoir Ward of the Rural City of Wodonga.

On 18 November 1994, the Shire was abolished, and merged with most of the Shires of Beechworth

United Shire of Beechworth

The United Shire of Beechworth was a Local Government Area located about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1856 until 1994.-History:...

, Yackandandah

Shire of Yackandandah

The Shire of Yackandandah was a Local Government Area located about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1862 until 1994.-History:...

 and Rutherglen

Shire of Rutherglen

The Shire of Rutherglen was a Local Government Area located about north-northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1862 until 1994.-History:...

 into the Shire of Indigo. However, the Barnawartha North region was annexed to the Rural City of Wodonga.

Wards

Chiltern was divided into three ridings , each of which elected three councillors:

• Barnawartha Riding
• Chiltern Riding
• Indigo Riding

Towns and localities

• Barnawartha
  Barnawartha, Victoria
  Barnawartha is a small town located on the Hume Highway in regional north-east Victoria, Australia, approximately from Melbourne on the banks of Indigo Creek which runs into the Murray River to the north....
  
  
• Barnawartha North
• Chiltern
  Chiltern, Victoria
  Chiltern is a town in Victoria, Australia, located in the north east of the state between Wangaratta and Wodonga, in the Shire of Indigo. At the 2006 census, Chiltern had a population of 1063. The town is close to the Chiltern-Mount Pilot National Park...
  
  
• Chiltern Valley
• Indigo Valley

Population

Year	Population
1954	1,613
1958	1,650*
1961	1,652
1966	1,521
1971	1,400
1976	1,543
1981	1,959
1986	2,215
1991	2,628

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.