[2] Sixteen hundreds were proclaimed within the county from 1869 to 1878: Carribie and Coonarie in 1878, Cunningham in 1873, Curramulka in 1874, Dalrymple and Kilkerran in 1872, Koolywurtie in 1874, Maitland in 1872, Melville in 1869, Minlacowie in 1874, Moorowie in 1869, Muloowurtie in 1874, Para Wurlie in 1869, Ramsay in 1872, Warrenben in 1878 and Wauraltee in 1874.

Until 1888 the remaining residents of Yorke Peninsula, scattered across 14 hundred divisions, strongly resisted the establishment of local government.

[8][9][10][11] It covers an area of 320 square kilometres (123 sq mi) and its name is derived from “Governor Fergusson's estate in Scotland.”[12] The first local government body within the hundred was the District Council of Yorke Peninsula.

It covers an area of 280 square kilometres (107 sq mi) and its name is reported as being derived from an aboriginal word meaning “a rat burrow.”[18] The first local government body within the hundred was the District Council of Yorke Peninsula.

It covers an area of 280 square kilometres (110 sq mi) and its name is reported as being derived from an aboriginal word meaning “sweet water.”[20] The first local government body within the hundred was the District Council of Minlaton.

It covers an area of 350 square kilometres (137 sq mi) and its name is reported as being derived from an Aboriginal word meaning “Emu Flat.”[22] The first local government body within the hundred was the District Council of Melville.

It covers an area of 280 square kilometres (110 sq mi) and its name is reported as being derived from an aboriginal word meaning “a sandy or dusty water.”[24] The first local government body within the hundred was the District Council of Melville.

It covers an area of 270 square kilometres (104 sq mi) and its name is reported as being derived from an aboriginal word meaning “Hollow Tree.”[25] The first local government body within the hundred was the District Council of Melville.

It covers an area of 429 square kilometres (165.5 sq mi) and its name is reported as being derived from an aboriginal word meaning “a waterhole.”[26] The first local government body within the hundred was the District Council of Melville.