Guysborough County, Nova Scotia

Guysborough County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.

For the community, see Guysborough, Nova Scotia (community). For the district municipality, see Municipality of the District of Guysborough.
Guysborough County
County
Location of Guysborough County, Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 45.3°N 61.8°W / 45.3; -61.8
Country Canada
Province Nova Scotia
District
municipalities		Guysborough / St. Mary's
TownsMulgrave
Established1836
Electoral Districts      
Federal
Central Nova / Cape Breton—Canso
ProvincialGuysborough–Eastern Shore–Tracadie
Area
 • Land4,044.22 km2 (1,561.48 sq mi)
Population
 • Total8,143
 • Density2.0/km2 (5/sq mi)
 • Change 2006-11
10.1%
 • Census Rankings
 - District municipalities
 Guysborough
 St. Mary's
 - Town
 Mulgrave
 
 
 
4,681 (721 of 5,008)
2,587 (1,110 of 5,008)

879 (2,234 of 5,008)
 2011
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code(s)902
Dwellings5,377
Median Income*$34,894
  • Median household income, 2005 (all households)

History

Taking its name from the Township of Guysborough, which was named in honour of Sir Guy Carleton, Guysborough County was created when Sydney County (Antigonish County) was divided in 1836.

In 1840, Guysborough County was subdivided into two districts for court sessisonal purposes – Guysborough and St. Mary's. In 1863, the boundary between Halifax County and Guysborough County was altered and a polling district was added to Guysborough County. In 1879, the two districts were incorporated as district municipalities.

Demographics

As a census division in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Guysborough County recorded a population of 7,625 living in 3,549 of its 5,190 total private dwellings, a change of -6.4% from its 2011 population of 8,143. With a land area of 4,044.15 km2 (1,561.46 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.9/km2 (4.9/sq mi) in 2016.[3]

Communities
Main article: List of communities in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia
Towns
District municipalities
  • Municipality of the District of Guysborough
  • Municipality of the District of St. Mary's

Access routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county limits:[8]

See also

References
  1. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Guysborough County, Nova Scotia
  2. Statistics Canada Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data
  3. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census divisions, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Nova Scotia)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  4. Censuses 1871-1941
  5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  6. Statistics Canada: 2011 census
  7. 2006 Statistics Canada Census Ethnocultural Portrait of Canada: GuysboroughCounty, Nova Scotia
  8. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 56, 70-73, 83



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