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{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type     = town
| name     = Jeparit
| state    = vic
| image    = Jeparit Roy St.JPG
| caption  = Roy Street, the main street of Jeparit
| lga      = Shire of Hindmarsh
| postcode = 3423
| est      = 
| pop      = 342
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}}
| pop_footnotes=<ref name="abs">{{Census 2016 AUS | id = UCL222039 | name = Jeparit (Locality) | accessdate = 21 August 2020| quick = on}}</ref>
| elevation= 85
| coordinates = {{coord|36|08|0|S|141|59|0|E|display=inline,title}}
| use_lga_map = yes
| maxtemp  = 22.3
| mintemp  = 8.6
| rainfall = 381.9
| stategov = [[Electoral district of Lowan|Lowan]]
| fedgov   = [[Division of Mallee|Mallee]]
| dist1    = 375
| dir1     = NW
| location1= Melbourne
| dist2    = 73
| dir2     = N
| location2= [[Horsham, Victoria|Horsham]]
| dist3    = 46
| dir3     = W
| location3= Warracknabeal
| dist4    = 38
| dir4     = N
| location4= [[Dimboola, Victoria|Dimboola]]
}}
'''Jeparit''' ({{IPAc-en|dʒ|ə|ˈ|p|ær|ɪ|t}} {{respell|jə|PARR|it}}) is a town on the [[Wimmera River]] in [[Victoria, Australia|Western Victoria]], [[Australia]], {{convert|370|km|mi}} north west of [[Melbourne]]. At the [[2016 Australian census|2016 census]] Jeparit had a population of 342,<ref name="abs"/> down from 394<ref name="abs2011">{{Census 2011 AUS | id = UCL222042 | name = Jeparit (Locality) | accessdate = 21 August 2020| quick = on}}</ref> five years earlier.

==History==
The area around Jeparit is originally home to the Gromiluk [[Indigenous Australians|Aboriginal peoples]] prior to European settlement. The name Jeparit is believed to be derived from a Gromiluk word meaning "home of small birds".  European settlement began in the 1880s when German [[Lutheran]] immigrants began to settle and grow [[wheat]].

The town was surveyed in 1883 and gazetted in 1889, the post office opening on 31 August 1889<ref name = "a">{{Citation  | last = Phoenix Auctions History  | title = Post Office List -Jeparit| url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&filter=*Jeparit* | access-date = 17 January 2021 }}</ref> though known as [[Lake Hindmarsh]] until December 1889. Two earlier post offices called Lake Hindmarsh had existed in the area at various times since 1861 to serve a smaller population of graziers.<ref>{{Citation  | last = Phoenix Auctions History  | title = Post Office List - Lake Hindmarsh| url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&filter=*Lake*Hindmarsh** | access-date = 17 January 2021 }}</ref>

Jeparit's most famous resident is former [[Prime Minister of Australia|Australian Prime Minister]] and founder of the [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal Party]], [[Robert Menzies|Sir Robert Menzies]], who was born in the town in 1894.  He is commemorated with a [[Robert Menzies#Spire|spire]] and a memorial bust installed at the town square. The spire, topped with an ornament resembling a Scottish Thistle, is inscribed:

{{quote|This spire has been erected by the people of Jeparit and district, to honour Sir Robert Menzies. The spire symbolises the rise to world recognition of a boy who was born in Jeparit and who rose by his own efforts to become Australia's Prime Minister and a statesman recognised and honoured throughout the world.}}

==Sport==
With neighbouring townships [[Rainbow, Victoria|Rainbow]], [[Hopetoun, Victoria|Hopetoun]], and [[Beulah, Victoria|Beulah]], Jeparit has a [[Australian Rules Football|football]] and [[netball]] club, the Southern Mallee Thunder, competing in the [[Wimmera Football League|Wimmera Football Netball League]].

Golfers play at the course of the Jeparit Golf Club on Nhill Road.<ref name = "golf">{{Citation  | author= Golf Select | title = Jeparit | url = http://www.golfselect.com.au/armchair/courseView.aspx?course_id=996 | access-date = 11 May 2009}}</ref>

Jeparit is the setting for [[Peter Carey (novelist)|Peter Carey]]'s 1985 novel ''[[Illywhacker]]''.

==Climate==

{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
|single line=y 
|collapsed = Y
|location = Jeparit, elevation {{convert|81|m|ft|abbr=on}}
|Jan record high C = 	46.1
|Feb record high C = 	45.0
|Mar record high C = 	40.0
|Apr record high C = 	34.4
|May record high C = 	29.5
|Jun record high C = 	22.8
|Jul record high C = 	25.7
|Aug record high C = 	26.6
|Sep record high C = 	30.9
|Oct record high C = 	36.2
|Nov record high C = 	40.6
|Dec record high C = 	43.2
| year record high C = 	46.1
|Jan record low C = 	1.7
|Feb record low C = 	5.6
|Mar record low C = 	1.7
|Apr record low C = 	0.6
|May record low C = 	-2.2
|Jun record low C = 	-3.3
|Jul record low C = 	-3.3
|Aug record low C = 	-2.3
|Sep record low C = 	-0.7
|Oct record low C = 	-1.0
|Nov record low C = 	3.3
|Dec record low C = 	4.1
| year record low C = 	-3.3
|Jan high C = 	30.7
|Feb high C = 	30.2
|Mar high C = 	27.6
|Apr high C = 	22.2
|May high C = 	17.9
|Jun high C = 	14.4
|Jul high C = 	14.0
|Aug high C = 	15.6
|Sep high C = 	18.9
|Oct high C = 	22.3
|Nov high C = 	25.6
|Dec high C = 	28.9
| year high C = 	22.4
|Jan low C = 	13.5
|Feb low C = 	13.6
|Mar low C = 	11.7
|Apr low C = 	8.8
|May low C = 	6.5
|Jun low C = 	4.4
|Jul low C = 	4.0
|Aug low C = 	4.6
|Sep low C = 	6.1
|Oct low C = 	7.9
|Nov low C = 	10.0
|Dec low C = 	12.2
| year low C = 	8.6
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 	22.5
|Feb rain mm = 	24.5
|Mar rain mm = 	20.6
|Apr rain mm = 	25.6
|May rain mm = 	38.1
|Jun rain mm = 	40.0
|Jul rain mm = 	38.7
|Aug rain mm = 	40.4
|Sep rain mm = 	39.7
|Oct rain mm = 	36.7
|Nov rain mm = 	29.2
|Dec rain mm = 	27.2
|year rain mm = 	383.2
|unit rain days = 1.0 mm
| Jan rain days = 	2.5
| Feb rain days = 	2.5
| Mar rain days = 	2.7
| Apr rain days = 	3.7
| May rain days = 	6.3
| Jun rain days = 	7.5
| Jul rain days = 	8.5
| Aug rain days = 	8.5
| Sep rain days = 	7.3
| Oct rain days = 	5.9
| Nov rain days = 	4.2
| Dec rain days = 	3.2
| year rain days =	62.8
|source 1 = Australian Bureau of Meteorology<ref name="BoM" >{{cite web
| url = http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_078086_All.shtml
| title = Climate statistics for Australian locations- JEPARIT
| date = 8 July 2024}}</ref>
}}

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120426041450/http://jeparit.com.au/ Further information about Jeparit and surrounding areas]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120426041849/http://jeparit.com.au/Pioneer-Museum.php Wimmera-Mallee Pioneer Museum]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120426041902/http://jeparit.com.au/Lake-Hindmarsh.php Lake Hindmarsh]

{{Towns and Localities in Hindmarsh Shire}}
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[[Category:Towns in Victoria (state)]]
[[Category:Wimmera]]


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