Guysborough County
| Guysborough County | |
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 Location of the region in Nova Scotia
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| Country | Canada |
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Nova Scotia
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| Administrative headquarters | Guysborough |
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 24 ′ N , 61 ° 30 ′ W |
| Residents | 8,143 (as of 2011) |
| surface | 4,044.23 km² |
| Population density | 2 inhabitants / km² |
| founding | 1836 |
| Time zone : | Atlantic Standard Time ( UTC −4) Atlantic Daylight Time ( UTC −3, daylight saving time) |
Guysborough County is one of the currently 18 counties in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia (Nova Scotia). It is located in the east of the province and is bordered by the Halifax Regional Municipality to the west, Pictou County to the northwest and Antigonish County to the northeast . To the east, separated by the Strait of Canso on Cape Breton Island , it borders Inverness County and Richmond County . The county is located on the south coast of the mainland and thus directly on the Atlantic . It has its administrative center in Guysborough .
In the administrative unit with an area of 4,044.23 km² there were 8,143 inhabitants in 2011, resulting in a population density of 2.0 inhabitants / km². Compared to the census from 2006, the number of inhabitants has decreased again. The population decline, which has continued since the mid-1980s, continues and the population has decreased by a further 10.1%. The county is the second largest county after Cumberland County and only Victoria County has fewer inhabitants. Guysborough County has the lowest population density of any county in the province.
The county is not connected to the rest of the province's transportation network by any of the first class highways, the Nova Scotia Arterial Highways . The county is only served by second class highways, the Nova Scotia Trunk Highways .
history
Even before it was discovered by Europeans, this area was a settlement and hunting area for First Nations , the Mi'kmaq . The area was originally part of what was then Sydney County, later Antigonish County, when the province was divided into counties in 1759. Guysborough County was only split off from this in 1836 and named after Guy Carleton , a British general and governor of the province of Québec .
Communities
Guysborough County is divided into
- in Mulgrave as well
- the Municipality of the District of Guysborough and
- the Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s .