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Guysborough County, Nova Scotia

Guysborough County
County
Location of Guysborough County, Nova Scotia
Location of Guysborough County, Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 45°18′N 61°48′W / 45.3°N 61.8°W / 45.3; -61.8Coordinates: 45°18′N 61°48′W / 45.3°N 61.8°W / 45.3; -61.8
Country  Canada
Province  Nova Scotia
District
municipalities
Guysborough / St. Mary's
Towns Mulgrave
Established 1836
Electoral Districts      
Federal

Central Nova / Cape Breton—Canso
Provincial Guysborough–Eastern Shore–Tracadie
Government
 • Warden Lloyd P. Hines
Area
 • Land 4,044.22 km2 (1,561.48 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 8,143
 • Density 2.0/km2 (5/sq mi)
 • Change 2006-11 Decrease10.1%
 • Census Rankings
 - District municipalities
 Guysborough
 St. Mary's
 - Town
 Mulgrave
 
 
 
4,681 (721 of 5,008)
2,587 (1,110 of 5,008)

879 (2,234 of 5,008)
  2011
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)
Area code(s) 902
Dwellings 5,377
Median Income* $34,894
  • Median household income, 2005 (all households)

Guysborough County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.

Taking its name from the Township of Guysborough, which was named in honour of Sir Guy Carleton, Guysborough County was created when Sydney County (Antigonish County) was divided in 1836.

In 1840, Guysborough County was subdivided into two districts for court sessisonal purposes – Guysborough and St. Mary's. In 1863, the boundary between Halifax County and Guysborough County was altered and a polling district was added to Guysborough County. In 1879, the two districts were incorporated as district municipalities.

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Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county limits:




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