County of Hindmarsh
| Hindmarsh South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Glacier "Selwyn" Rock formation beside the Inman River at Inman Valley in the Hundred of Encounter Bay | |||||||||||||||
| Established | 1842 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2,655 km2 (1,025.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Alexandrina Council Mount Barker District Council City of Victor Harbor Yankallilla District Council | ||||||||||||||
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The County of Hindmarsh is one of the 49 counties of South Australia. It was proclaimed by Governor George Grey in 1842 and named for Governor John Hindmarsh.[1] It extends from the Fleurieu Peninsula in the southwest to the Murray Mouth in the southeast to Point Sturt on the Sturt Peninsula and the course of the Bremer River in the east, Mount Barker in the north and Sellicks Hill on the Gulf St Vincent coastline in the northwest including the southern end of Mt Lofty Ranges, Hindmarsh Island, Mundoo Island and part of Lake Alexandrina.[1] This includes the following contemporary local government areas:
- District Council of Yankalilla
- Victor Harbor City
- Alexandrina Council (excluding small portions on west and east flanks)
- District Council of Mount Barker (central third including the Mount Barker township)
Hundreds
The County of Hindmarsh is divided into the following hundreds:
- Hundred of Alexandrina
- Hundred of Bremer
- Hundred of Encounter Bay
- Hundred of Goolwa
- Hundred of Kondoparinga
- Hundred of Macclesfield
- Hundred of Myponga
- Hundred of Nangkita
- Hundred of Strathalbyn
- Hundred of Yankalilla
- Hundred of Waitpinga
See also
References
- ^ a b "Search for 'County of Hindmarsh, CNTY' (ID SA0030681)". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 6 April 2016.