The Shire of Lexton was a Local Government Area located about 150 kilometres (93 mi) 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

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. The shire covered an area of 821.03 square kilometres (317 sq mi), and existed from 1860 until 1994.

History

Lexton was first incorporated as a district on 17 February 1860, and became a shire on 30 June 1864. In January 1941, it annexed part of the Shire of Avoca

Shire of Avoca

The Shire of Avoca 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:...

.

On 23 September 1994, the Shire was abolished, and merged with Shire of Ripon

Shire of Ripon

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

 and most of Shire of Avoca

Shire of Avoca

The Shire of Avoca 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 Pyrenees.

Wards

Lexton was divided into three ridings on 1 April 1988, each of which elected three councillors:

• North Riding
• South Riding
• West Riding

Towns and localities

• Lexton
  Lexton, Victoria
  Lexton is a town in western Victoria, Australia, in the Shire of Pyrenees Local Government area. The town is located on the Sunraysia Highway, north west of the state capital Melbourne...
  
  
• Amphitheatre
  Amphitheatre, Victoria
  Amphitheatre is a small town in Victoria, Australia. It is located on the Pyrenees Highway in the Pyrenees Shire, south-west of Avoca. At the 2006 census, Amphitheatre and the surrounding area had a population of 291....
  
  
• Burnbank
• Evansford
• Glenbrae
• Glenlogie
• Glenpatrick
• Langi Kal Kal
• Mount Lonarch
• Nowhere Creek
• Trawalla
  Trawalla, Victoria
  Trawalla is a town in central Western Victoria, Australia, located on the Western Highway, 41 km west of Ballarat and 154 km west of Melbourne, in the Shire of Pyrenees. At the 2006 census, Trawalla and the surrounding agricultural area had a population of 224.Trawalla sits at the...
  
  
• Waterloo
• Waubra
  Waubra, Victoria
  Waubra is a town in Victoria, Australia, north west of Ballarat. At the 2006 census, Waubra and the surrounding area had a population of 494....
  
  

Population

Year	Population
1954	1,350
1958	1,470*
1961	1,443
1966	1,371
1971	1,315
1976	1,280
1981	1,211
1986	1,295
1991	1,314

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.