County of Hopetoun

Hopetoun
Cadastral division
Approach to Fowlers Bay in the Hundred of Caldwell
Hopetoun
Coordinates: 31°33′11″S131°58′52″E / 31.553°S 131.981°E / -31.553; 131.981
Country	Australia
State	South Australia
LGA(s)	District Council of Ceduna
Established	21 January 1892 [1]
Area [2]
• Total	6,200 km2 (2,400 sq mi)
Lands administrative divisions around Hopetoun pastoral unincorporated pastoral unincorporated pastoral unincorporated pastoral unincorporated Hopetoun Kintore Great Australian Bight Great Australian Bight Great Australian Bight

The County of Hopetoun is one of the 49 counties of South Australia on the state's west coast. ^[2] It was proclaimed in 1892 by Governor Algernon Keith-Falconer and named for John Hope then the Governor of Victoria. ^[2]

Hundreds

The County of Hopetoun contains the following 9 hundreds, covering approximately the south-eastern half of its total area:

• Inland from northwest to southeast: Bice, Lucy, Miller, Trunch, and May (Yalata, Coorabie)
• On the south coastline from west to east: Russell, Wookata, Sturdee, and Caldwell (Coorabie, Fowlers Bay)

See also

• Lands administrative divisions of South Australia

References

1. Kingston, C.C. (21 January 1892). "Untitled proclamation re new county and new hundreds" (PDF). Government of South Australia. pp. 120–121. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
2. "Placename Details: County of Hopetoun". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. 14 January 2009. SA0031106. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2019.