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Guysborough County, Nova Scotia

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Country
  
Canada

Established
  
1836

Area
  
4,044 km²

Province
  
Towns
  
Time zone
  
AST (UTC-4)

Capital
  
Area code
  
902

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Districtmunicipalities
  
Guysborough / St. Mary's

Electoral Districts      Federal
  
Points of interest
  
Sherbrooke Village, Guysborough Historical Society, Port Bickerton Lighthouse, Salsman Provincial Park, Canso Islands National

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

Contents

Map of Guysborough County, NS, Canada

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 2999360009999999999♠−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.

Communities

Towns
  • Mulgrave
  • 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:

    References

    Guysborough County, Nova Scotia Wikipedia


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