County of York (South Australia)
| York South Australia | |||||||||||||
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 View of Spencer Gulf coastline from Hummock Hill, Whyalla, in the Hundred of Randell | |||||||||||||
  York | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°05′S 137°13′E / 33.08°S 137.21°ECoordinates: 33°05′S 137°13′E / 33.08°S 137.21°E | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1895 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 3,419 km2 (1,320.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Whyalla | ||||||||||||
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The County of York is one of the 49 counties of South Australia. It was proclaimed by acting Governor Samuel Way in 1895 and named for King George V who was known at the time as the Duke of York.[1] It covers a portion of the state on the Eyre Peninsula east coast at the latitude of Whyalla. It stretches westwards to the eastern boundary of Lake Gilles Conservation Park[1]
Hundreds
The County of York includes the following 7 hundreds:
- Hundred of Cultana (Cultana, Port Bonython)
- Hundred of Ash (Middleback Range, Myola Station)
- Hundred of Randell (Middleback Range, Whyalla, Mullaquana)
- Hundred of Nilginee (Secret Rocks, Cooyerdoo)
- Hundred of Moonabie (Middleback Range, Cooyerdoo)
- Hundred of Batchelor (Middleback Range)
- Hundred of Poynton (Middleback Range, Murninnie Beach)
References
- 1 2 "Search for 'County of York, CNTY' (ID SA0002842)". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
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