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
Electoral Districts    Federal	Cape Breton—Canso
Provincial	Guysborough-Sheet Harbour
Government
– Type	Council of the Municipality of the District of Guysborough
– Warden	Lloyd Hines
Area[1]
– Land	2,111.42 km2 (815.2 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1][2]
– Total	4,681
– Density	2.2/km2 (5.7/sq mi)
– Change 2001-06	9.4%
– Census Ranking	721 of 5,008
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.

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.

Geography

Occupying the eastern half of Guysborough County, the district's administrative centre is the community of Guysborough. The district completely surrounds the towns of Canso and 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[3] Census Population Change (%) 2006 4,681 9.4% 2001 5,165 13.1% 1996 5,942 7.0% 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

• List of communities in Nova Scotia

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} 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. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census

External links

• Municipality of the District of Guysborough Website
• Melford International Terminal
• the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online - Clerbaud Bergier‎
• Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online - Governor Meneval