The County of Dalhousie is one of the Lands administrative divisions of South Australia, 49 cadastral counties of South Australia in straddling the Mid North and Flinders Ranges regions. It was proclaimed in 1871 by Governor Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet, James Fergusson and was named for Fergusson's father-in-law James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie.

Local government

The first local government in the county was the District Council of Yongala, established 1883, covering the Hundred of Yongala in the county's south east corner. The Corporate Town of Peterborough was established by separation from Yongala in 1886. Local government in the rest of the county was established in 1888 by the creation of the District Council of Orroroo at Orroroo, South Australia, Orroroo and the District Council of Carrieton at Carrieton, South Australia, Carrieton. They were created by the passage of the District Councils Act 1887 on 5 January 1888. As part of the same legislation in action, the District Council of Caltowie gained the Hundred of Tarcowie in the south west corner of the county. In 1935 when Yongala council amalgamated with the adjacent District Council of Coglin to create the District Council of Peterborough and in 1997 the enclave corporate town was also amalgamated. The Orroroo and Carrieton councils also amalgamated in 1997 to form the District Council of Orroroo Carrieton, which is currently the main local government body in the county.

Hundreds

The county is divided into the following hundred (county subdivision), hundreds: * Hundred of Black Rock Plain, established 1871 (Black Rock, South Australia, Black Rock) * Hundred of Coomooroo, established 1875 (Coomooroo, South Australia, Coomooroo, Morchard, South Australia, Morchard, Walloway, South Australia, Walloway) * Hundred of Erskine, established 1876 (Erskine, South Australia, Erskine) * Hundred of Eurelia, established 1876 (Carrieton, South Australia, Carrieton, Eurelia, South Australia, Eurelia) * Hundred of Mannanarie, established 1871 (Mannanarie, South Australia, Mannanarie) * Hundred of Morgan, established 1876 (Minvalara, South Australia, Minvalara) * Hundred of Oladdie, established 1876 (Johnburgh, South Australia, Johnburgh) * Hundred of Pekina, established 1871 (Pekina, South Australia, Pekina) * Hundred of Tarcowie, established 1871 (Tarcowie, South Australia, Tarcowie) * Hundred of Walloway, established 1875 (Orroroo, South Australia, Orroroo) * Hundred of Yalpara, established 1876 (Yalpara, South Australia, Yalpara) * Hundred of Yongala, established 1871 (Peterborough, South Australia, Peterborough, Yongala, South Australia, Yongala)

References

{{Counties of South Australia Counties of South Australia, Dalhousie