 The Electoral district of Argyle was the former state electoral district for the area between 1856 and 1904.The 1911 Britannica mentions Goulburn as being in the county.The Greater Argyle Council was formed in 2004 after a proposal to make a new local government area to focus on the County of Argyle, formed from an amalgamation of the former City of Goulburn and parts of Mulwaree Shire.