Guysborough, Nova Scotia (community)
Guysborough
Baile Mhainisdear (Gaelic) | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Guysborough Harbour | |
| Coordinates: 45°23′30″N 61°30′30″W / 45.39167°N 61.50833°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Nova Scotia |
| County | Guysbrorough County |
| Municipality | Municipal District of Guysborough |
| First settled | 1634 |
| Guysborough founded | 1784 |
| Named after | Sir Guy Carleton |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.09 km2 (1.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 397 |
| • Density | 128.6/km2 (333/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Postal code | B0H 1N0 |
| Area code | 902 |
| Telephone Exchange | 533 |
| Total Dwellings | 185 |
Part of a series about Places in Nova Scotia | |
Guysborough (population: 397) is an unincorporated village in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Guysborough County.
Located at the head of Chedabucto Bay, fronting Guysborough Harbour, it is the administrative seat of the Guysborough municipal district. The community is named after Sir Guy Carleton (Guy's borough).
The area was first settled by the French in 1634. The Acadian population left the region in the early 1760's and English settlers began arriving shortly afterwards. The current settlement of Guysborough was founded by loyalists in 1784, after the America Revolutionary War.