The Corporation and District Council of Clare were twin local government areas in South Australia centred on the town of Clare.

[3] The inaugural councillors were Edward Gleeson, founder of Clare, William Slater, Dr. Charles Webb,[4] Anton Sotolowsky and Patrick Butler.

[3] The following year, in October 1854, the District Council of Upper Wakefield seceded from Clare district to provide dedicated local government to the Hundred of Upper Wakefield.

[1][5] In 1932 the district council annexed the District Council of Stanley to the south east, and three years later annexed the northerly adjacent Hundred of Milne from the abolished District Council of Hutt and Hill Rivers.

[2] In 1936 the corporate township was reported as being 500 acres (200 ha) in size while the surrounding district, which was to remain stable in extent for more than a half century, was reported as being 162,000 acres (660 km2).