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

History

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. Guysborough County has had a large Black population since 1784. The Black Nova Scotian community in Guysborough is unique in that they descend almost entirely from Black Loyalists. In 1872, there were 918 residents of African ancestry in Guysborough. 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. The last racially segregated school in Canada closed in 1983 in Guysborough County.

Demographics

As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Guysborough County had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of. With a land area of 4037.16 km2, it had a population density of in 2021. Population trend Mother tongue language (2011) Ethnic Groups (2006)

Communities

Access routes

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