Municipality of the District of Guysborough
Guysborough | |
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| Municipality of the District of Guysborough | |
Old Court House Museum and Visitor Information Centre | |
Location of the Municipality of the District of Guysborough | |
| Coordinates: 44°26′00″N 064°35′57″W / 44.43333°N 64.59917°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Nova Scotia |
| County | Guysborough |
| Incorporated | April 17, 1879 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council of the Municipality of the District of Guysborough |
| • Municipal Seat | Guysborough |
| • Warden | Paul Long |
| Area | |
| • Land | 2,116.86 km2 (817.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 4,670 |
| • Change 2011-16 | 6.5% |
| • Census ranking | 751 of 4,870 |
| Electoral districts | |
| • Federal | Cape Breton—Canso |
| • Provincial | Guysborough–Eastern Shore–Tracadie |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Area code | 902 |
| Dwellings | 2,889 |
| Median Income* | $34,987 CDN |
| Website | www |
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Guysborough, officially the Municipality of the District of Guysborough, is a Canadian district municipality in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia. First inhabited by the Mi'kmaq, The area was colonized by France in the 17th century. Large numbers of loyalists settled in the area after the American Revolutionary War. The Municipality was created in 1879 when the administration of Guysborough County was divided between Guysborough and St. Mary's. Canso was incorporated as a town in 1901, but dissolved and rejoined the municipality in 2012. The municipal office is located in Guysborough.