Guysborough, Nova Scotia

Guysborough
Municipal district

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Location of Guysborough Municipal District
Coordinates: 44°26′00″N 64°35′57″W / 44.433333°N 64.599167°W / 44.433333; -64.599167Coordinates: 44°26′00″N 64°35′57″W / 44.433333°N 64.599167°W / 44.433333; -64.599167
Country  Canada
Province  Nova Scotia
County Guysborough
Founded 1604
Incorporated April 17, 1879
Government
 • Type Council of the Municipality
of the District of Guysborough
 • Municipal Seat Guysborough
 • Warden Vernon Pitts
Area[1]
 • Land 2,111.42 km2 (815.22 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1][2]
 • Total 4,681
 • Density 2.2/km2 (6/sq mi)
 • Change 2001-06 Decrease9.4%
 • Census Ranking 721 of 5,008
Electoral districts
 • Federal Cape Breton—Canso
 • Provincial Guysborough–Eastern Shore–Tracadie
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)
Area code(s) 902
Dwellings 2,889
Median Income* $34,987 CDN
Website www.municipality.guysborough.ns.ca
  • Median household income, 2005 (all households)
For the community, see Guysborough, Nova Scotia (community). For the county, see Guysborough County, Nova Scotia.

The Municipality of the District of Guysborough is a municipal district in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia.

It is home to Boylston Provincial Park. This park is an ideal place to camp while touring the Eastern Shore. Its location is between Boylston and Guysborough. The park's wooded hilltop campground offers a spectacular view of Guysborough Harbour to patrons.[3]

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.[4]

Geography

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

Demographics

Population trend[5]
Census Population Change (%)
2011[6] 4,189 Decrease10.6%
2006 4,681 Decrease9.4%
2001 5,165 Decrease13.1%
1996 5,942 Decrease7.0%
1991 6,389 N/A
Mother tongue language (2006)[1]
Language Population Pct (%)
English only 4,485 96.04%
Other languages 70 1.50%
French only 105 2.25%
Both English and French 10 0.21%

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Guysborough Municipal District, Nova Scotia
  2. ↑ Statistics Canada Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data
  3. ↑ http://www.novascotia.com/places-to-stay/campgrounds/boylston-provincial-park/22
  4. ↑ https://archive.org/stream/placenamesofprov00browuoft#page/62/mode/2up
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  6. ↑ 2011 Census

External links

 Antigonish County Inverness County
St. Mary's Municipal District Richmond County / Chedabucto Bay
   Guysborough Municipal District  
Atlantic Ocean
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