The Borough of Kerang was a Local Government Area located in northwestern 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

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

. The borough, for most of its history part of the surrounding Shire 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...

, covered an area of 22.6 square kilometres (8.7 sq mi), and existed from 1966 until 1995.

History

Swan Hill was originally part of the Swan Hill district, which covered most of northwestern Victoria, and was incorporated in 1862, becoming a Shire in 1871. After several other areas severed from it, it was renamed Shire of Kerang on 31 December 1898. The area around Kerang

Kerang, Victoria

Kerang is a rural town on the Loddon River in northern Victoria in Australia. It is the commercial centre to an irrigation district based on livestock, horticulture, lucerne and grain. It is located north-west of Melbourne on the Murray Valley Highway a few kilometres north of its intersection...

 incorporated as the Borough of Kerang on 1 April 1966.

On 20 January 1995, the Borough was abolished, and merged with the Shire 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...

 and Shire of Cohuna

Shire of Cohuna

The Shire of Cohuna was a Local Government Area located on the Murray River about north-northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1922 until 1994.-History:...

 into the Shire of Gannawarra.

Wards

The Borough of Kerang was not divided into wards and its nine councillors represented all electors in the borough.

Population

Year	Population
1966	4,165
1971	4,103
1976	4,022
1981	4,049
1986	4,031
1991	4,024

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.