The Shire of Creswick was a Local Government Area located about 120 kilometres (75 mi) west-northwest of Melbourne

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, the state capital of Victoria

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, Australia

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. The shire covered an area of 551.66 square kilometres (213 sq mi), and existed from 1859 until 1994.

History

Creswick was first incorporated as a district on 11 January 1859, and became a shire on 31 December 1863. The Borough of Creswick, incorporated on 19 November 1858 with an area of 19.26 square kilometres (4,759 acre), was united with the Shire on 29 May 1934.

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

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 and part of Kyneton

Shire of Kyneton

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 and Talbot

Shire of Talbot and Clunes

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 into the Shire of Hepburn.

Wards

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

• Creswick Riding
• North Creswick Riding
• Northeast Riding
• South Riding

Towns and localities

• Allendale
  Allendale, Victoria
  Allendale is a town in Victoria, Australia, located north-east of Creswick, in the Shire of Hepburn. At the 2005 census, Allendale and the surrounding area had a population of 330....
  
  
• Broomfield
• Blampied
  Blampied, Victoria
  Blampied is a town in the central highlands of Victoria on the Midland Highway. The town is in the Shire of Hepburn, north west of the state capital of Melbourne...
  
  
• Cabbage Tree
• Campbelltown
• Creswick
  Creswick, Victoria
  Creswick is a town in west-central Victoria, Australia. It is located 18 kilometres north of Ballarat and 129 km northwest of Melbourne, in Shire of Hepburn. It is 430 metres above sea level. At the 2006 census, Creswick had a population of 2,485...
  
  
• Creswick North
• Dean
  Dean, Victoria
  Dean is a small township in Victoria, Australia. It is located west of the state capital, Melbourne and nearby to Ballarat-Daylesford Road in the Shire of Hepburn. The Dean Post Office opened 2 September 1861 but closed 1980....
  
  
• Glengower
• Kangaroo Hills
• Kingston
  Kingston, Victoria
  Kingston is a small town in rural Shire of Hepburn in Victoria, Australia. Kingston is located about 15 km from Creswick, just off the Midland Highway and is about 20 km from Daylesford. Kingston's post code is 3364....
  
  
• Kooroocheang
• Lawrence
• Mollongghip
• Moorookyle
• Mount Prospect
• Newlyn
  Newlyn, Victoria
  Newlyn, Victoria is a town in Shire of Hepburn, west-central Victoria, Australia. It is located northeast of Ballarat and northwest of Melbourne.It is 452 metres above sea level....
  
  
• Rockyn
• Smeaton
  Smeaton, Victoria
  Smeaton is a rural town in the state of Victoria, Australia near the town of Creswick. At the 2006 census, Smeaton had a population of 250....
  
  
• Springmount
• Ullina
• Wattle Flat

Population

Year	Population
1954	3,554
1958	3,690*
1961	3,587
1966	3,540
1971	3,414
1976	3,923
1981	3,943
1986	4,482
1991	4,836

* Estimate in 1958 Victorian Year Book.