 With the passage of the "Local Authorities Act 1902", the Croydon Division became the Shire of Croydon 31 March 1903.At one stage the Town of Croydon was responsible for the town itself; however, this was dissolved into the Shire on 1 January 1909.Croydon, like many western local government areas, was not affected by amalgamations in 2007–2008, mainly because of the large geographical size and remoteness of the shire.