Municipality of the District of Guysborough

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.

Guysborough
District municipality
Municipality of the District of Guysborough
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Location of the Municipality of the District of Guysborough
Coordinates: 44°26′00″N 064°35′57″W
CountryCanada
ProvinceNova Scotia
CountyGuysborough
Founded1604
IncorporatedApril 17, 1879
Government
  TypeCouncil of the Municipality
of the District of Guysborough
  Municipal SeatGuysborough
  WardenVernon Pitts
Area
  Land2,116.86 km2 (817.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[2]
  Total4,670
  Change 2011-16
6.5%
  Census ranking
751 of 4,870
Electoral districts
  FederalCape Breton—Canso
  ProvincialGuysborough–Eastern Shore–Tracadie
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code(s)902
Dwellings2,889
Median Income*$34,987 CDN
Websitewww.municipality.guysborough.ns.ca
  • Median household income, 2005 (all households)

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 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Municipality of the District of Guysborough recorded a population of 4,670 living in 2,197 of its 3,196 total private dwellings, a change of -6.5% from its 2011 population of 4,995. With a land area of 2,116.86 km2 (817.32 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.2/km2 (5.7/sq mi) in 2016.[2]

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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