Guysborough County, 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°18′N61°48′W / 45.3°N 61.8°W / 45.3; -61.8 Coordinates: 45°18′N61°48′W / 45.3°N 61.8°W / 45.3; -61.8
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
District municipalities	Guysborough / St. Mary's
Towns	Mulgrave
Established	1836
Divided into District Municipalities	April 17, 1879
Electoral Districts       Federal	Central Nova / Cape Breton—Canso
Provincial	Guysborough–Eastern Shore–Tracadie
Area [1]
• Land	4,037.16 km2 (1,558.76 sq mi)
Population [1] [2]
• Total	7,373
• Density	1.8/km2 (5/sq mi)
• Change 2016-21	3.3%
•  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)
	2021
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code(s)	902
Dwellings	5,377
Median Income*	$34,894
Median household income, 2005 (all households)

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

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.

Guysborough County has had a large Black population since 1784. ^[3] The Black Nova Scotian community in Guysborough is unique in that they descend almost entirely from Black Loyalists. In 1872, there were 918 residents of African ancestry in Guysborough. ^[4]

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.

The last racially segregated school in Canada closed in 1983 in Guysborough County. ^[5]

Demographics

As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Guysborough County had a population of 7,373 living in 3,559 of its 4,897 total private dwellings, a change of -3.3% from its 2016 population of 7,625. With a land area of 4,037.16 km² (1,558.76 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.8/km² (4.7/sq mi) in 2021. ^[6]

Population trend [7] [8] Census Population Change (%) 2021 7,373 3.3% 2016 7,625 6.4% 2011 8,143 10.1% 2006 9,058 7.8% 2001 9,827 10.0% 1996 10,917 6.9% 1991 11,724 8.5% 1986 12,721 0.2% 1981 12,752 N/A 1941 15,461 1931 15,443 1921 15,518 1911 17,048 1901 18,320 1891 17,195 1881 17,808 1871 16,555 N/A

Mother tongue language (2011) [9] Language Population Pct (%) English only 7,755 96.52% French only 160 1.99% Non-official languages 100 1.24% Multiple responses 25 0.31%

Ethnic Groups (2006) [10] Ethnic Origin Population Pct (%) Canadian 4,520 50.5% Scottish 2,760 30.8% English 2,620 29.3% Irish 2,240 25.0% French 1,795 20.1% German 1,050 11.7% Dutch (Netherlands) 270 3.0%

Communities

Main article: List of communities in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia

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: ^[11]

Highways None

Trunk Routes Trunk 4 Trunk 7 Trunk 16

Collector Routes: Route 211 Route 276 Route 316 Route 344 Route 347 Route 348 Route 374

External Routes: None

See also

• List of communities in Nova Scotia
• Black Lake listings within Nova Scotia.

References

1. "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Digby, County (CTY) [Census division], Nova Scotia". 9 February 2022.
2. Statistics Canada Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data
3. "Black Loyalists of Guysborough County". guyscogene.net. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
4. Rawlyk, G. A. (1968). "The Guysborough Negroes: A Study in Isolation".
5. "Racial Segregation of Black Students in Canadian Schools | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca.
6. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
7. Censuses 1871-1941
8. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
9. Statistics Canada: 2011 census
10. 2006 Statistics Canada Census Ethnocultural Portrait of Canada: GuysboroughCounty, Nova Scotia
11. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN   978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 56, 70-73, 83

External links

• Photographs of historic monuments in Guysborough County
• Melford International Terminal
• Authentic Seacoast Properties