Pictou

Pictou (/ˈpɪkt/ PIK-toh; Scottish Gaelic: Baile Phiogto[3]) is a town in Pictou County, in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.

Gaelic: Baile Phiogto[1]
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Coordinates: 45°40′53″N 62°42′43″W / 45.68139°N 62.71194°W / 45.68139; -62.71194
Country Canada
Province Nova Scotia
MunicipalityPictou County
Founded1767[2]
IncorporatedMay 4, 1874
Government
 • MayorJim Ryan
 • Governing BodyPictou Town Council
 • MLAKarla MacFarlane (PC)
 • MPSean Fraser (L)
Area
 (2016)
 • Total8.01 km2 (3.09 sq mi)
Highest elevation
54 m (177 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total3,186
 • Density397.6/km2 (1,030/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
Postal code
B0K
Telephone Exchange485
Median Earnings*$41,905
NTS Map011E10
GNBC CodeCBDPK
Websitewww.townofpictou.ca
  • Median household income, 2005 ($) (all households)
Places in Nova Scotia

Notable people

 
Hector Pioneer by renowned sculptor John Wilson, Pictou, Nova Scotia

Pictou Media

References

  1. "is thàinig iad gu tìr `s an àite `s a bheil Baile Phictou an diugh" Archived 2018-12-24 at the Wayback Machine, An Drochaid Eadarainn - The Bridge Between Us
  2. Putnam, Donald F. (1976). "Pictou". Collier's Encyclopedia 19. Ed. William D. Halsey. New York: Macmillan Educational Corporation. 
  3. "Gaelic Placenames in Nova Scotia | Open Data | Nova Scotia" (in en). Socrata. https://data.novascotia.ca/Arts-Culture-and-History/Gaelic-Placenames-in-Nova-Scotia/wwaq-2akq/data. Retrieved 2018-04-06. 
  4. "Carmen MacDonald helps Canada to U-18 female hockey gold medal". Archived from the original on 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2012-01-25.

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