City of Essendon
| City of Essendon Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Location in Melbourne | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 57,000 (1992) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 2,686/km2 (6,960/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1861 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 21.22 km2 (8.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Moonee Ponds | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Northwest Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
| County | Bourke | ||||||||||||||
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The City of Essendon was a local government area about 5 kilometres (3 mi) northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of 21.22 square kilometres (8.19 sq mi), and existed from 1861 until 1994.