Municipality of the District of Guysborough

Coordinates: 44°26′00″N 064°35′57″W / 44.43333°N 64.59917°W / 44.43333; -64.59917
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For the community, see Guysborough, Nova Scotia (community). For the county, see Guysborough County, Nova Scotia.
Guysborough
District municipality
Municipality of the District of Guysborough
902
Dwellings2,889
Median Income*$34,987 CDN
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  • 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
.

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

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

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 -1.8% from its 2016 population of 4,670. With a land area of 2,115.25 km2 (816.70 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.2/km2 (5.6/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

Economy

Various mining and energy (natural gas) projects have been developed in Guysborough, including around the Southwestern town of

LNG terminal and pipeline project is being pursued by the Canadian firm Pieridae Energy
.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 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. 2006
    census
  6. ^ 2011 Census

External links

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