County of Adelaide, South Australia

Map of Adelaide County in 1886 showing the hundreds

Established

2 June 1842

Area

2,960 square kilometres (1,141 sq mi)

Lands administrative divisions around Adelaide:
Gawler	Light	Eyre
Gulf St Vincent	Adelaide	Sturt
Hindmarsh	Hindmarsh	Hindmarsh

Footnotes

Adjoining counties

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The County of Adelaide is one of the 49 counties of South Australia and contains the city of Adelaide. It was proclaimed on 2 June 1842 by Governor Grey. It is bounded by the Gawler River and North Para River in the north, the Mount Lofty Ranges in the east, and Gulf St Vincent in the west. The south border runs from Aldinga Bay to Willunga South and Mount Magnificent.

The County of Adelaide held at least 60% of South Australia's population between 1855 and 1921; the figure rose to 70.6% in 1966.

The County of Adelaide is divided into the following hundreds, from north west to south east: