Municipality of the District of Guysborough

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Guysborough
District municipality
Municipality of the District of Guysborough
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Coordinates: 44°26′00″N064°35′57″W / 44.43333°N 64.59917°W / 44.43333; -64.59917 Coordinates: 44°26′00″N064°35′57″W / 44.43333°N 64.59917°W / 44.43333; -64.59917
CountryCanada
Province Nova Scotia
County Guysborough
IncorporatedApril 17, 1879
Government
 • TypeCouncil of the Municipality
of the District of Guysborough
 •  Municipal Seat Guysborough
 • WardenVernon Pitts
Area
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 • Land2,116.86 km2 (817.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2016) [2]
 • Total4,670
 • Change 2011-16
Decrease2.svg6.5%
 • Census ranking
751 of 4,870
Electoral districts
 •  Federal Cape Breton—Canso
 •  Provincial Guysborough–Eastern Shore–Tracadie
Time zone UTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code 902
Dwellings2,889
Median Income*$34,987 CDN
Website www.municipality.guysborough.ns.ca OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  • Median household income, 2005 (all households)

Guysborough, officially named the Municipality of the District of Guysborough, is a district municipality in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Statistics Canada classifies the district municipality as a municipal district.

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It is home to the Boylston and Salsman Provincial Parks. The parks are located between Boylston and Guysborough.

History

The area was originally called Chedabouctou and was the site of one of a fishing post of Nicolas Denys. In 1682, a permanent settlement was started by Clerbaud Bergier. A group cleared land and spent the winter with the first crops being planted in 1683. Louis-Alexandre des Friches de Meneval landed at Chedabouctou in 1687 when arriving to take up his position as governor of Acadia. The community is named after Sir Guy Carleton. [3]

Geography

Occupying the eastern half of Guysborough County, the district municipality's administrative centre is the community of Guysborough. The district completely surrounds the Town of Mulgrave and it borders the Municipality of the District of St. Mary's to the west, the Municipality of the County of Antigonish to the north and the Strait of Canso to the east.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Municipality of the District of Guysborough had a population of 4,585 living in 2,220 of its 3,043 total private dwellings, a change of

Economy

Various mining and energy (natural gas) projects have been developed in Guysborough, including around the Southwestern town of Goldboro, Nova Scotia where a $10 Billion liquefied natural gas LNG terminal and pipeline project is being pursued by the Canadian firm Pieridae Energy.

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References

  1. 1 2 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Guysborough Municipal District, Nova Scotia
  2. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Nova Scotia)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Place-names of the Province of Nova Scotia". Halifax, N.S. Royal Print. & Litho. 1922.
  4. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Nova Scotia". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  6. ↑ 2011 Census
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