The Shire of Maldon was a Local Government Area located about 140 kilometres (87 mi) northwest of Melbourne

Melbourne

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, the state capital of Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

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, Australia

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, and 35 kilometres (22 mi) southwest of the regional city of Bendigo

Bendigo, Victoria

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. The shire covered an area of 549 square kilometres (212 sq mi), and existed from 1858 until 1995.

History

Maldon was first incorporated as a municipality on 6 August 1858, then as a district on 2 September 1863. It was proclaimed a Shire on 12 January 1864.

On 20 January 1995, the Shire was abolished, and merged with the City of Castlemaine

City of Castlemaine

The City of Castlemaine was a Local Government Area located about north-northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia, and south of the regional city of Bendigo. The City covered an area of , and existed from 1855 until 1995.-History:...

 and the Shires of Metcalfe

Shire of Metcalfe

The Shire of Metcalfe was a Local Government Area located about north-northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia, and south of the regional city of Bendigo...

 and Newstead

Shire of Newstead

The Shire of Newstead 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 1860 until 1995.-History:...

 into the Shire of Mount Alexander.

Wards

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

• Gowar Riding
• Nuggetty Riding
• Tarrengower Riding

Towns and localities

• Maldon
  Maldon, Victoria
  Maldon is a town in Victoria, Australia, in the Shire of Mount Alexander local government area. It has been designated "Australia's first notable town" and is celebrated for its 19th-century appearance, maintained since gold-rush days...
  
  
• Baringhup
• Cair Curran
• Gowar
• Muckleford
  Muckleford, Victoria
  Muckleford is a small town in Victoria, Australia. At the 2006 census, it had a population of 1107.Muckleford has a railway station on the Victorian Goldfields Tourist Railway.Muckleford Post Office opened on 1 August 1857 and closed in 1966....
  
  
• Neereman
• Nuggetty
• Porcupine Flat
• Tarrengower
• Walmer
• Woodbrook

Population

Year	Population
1954	2,030
1958	2,040*
1961	2,008
1966	1,953
1971	1,759
1976	1,864
1981	2,221
1986	2,563
1991	2,968

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.