Pictou County
Gaelic: Siorramachd Phiogto | |
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Nickname: "PC" | |
Coordinates: 45°30′N 62°36′W / 45.5°N 62.6°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Nova Scotia |
Towns | New Glasgow / Pictou / Stellarton / Trenton / Westville |
Established | 1835 |
Incorporated | April 17, 1879 |
Electoral Districts Federal | Central Nova |
Provincial | Pictou Centre / Pictou East / Pictou West |
Government | |
• Type | Five town councils and one rural municipality |
Area | |
• Land | 2,844.10 km2 (1,098.11 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 43,657 |
• Density | 15.4/km2 (40/sq mi) |
• Change 2011-16 | 0.2% |
Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (ADT) |
Area code(s) | 902, 782 |
Dwellings | 22,525 |
Median Earnings* | $43,475 CDN |
Website | munpict.ca |
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Pictou County is a county in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was established in 1835, and was formerly a part of Halifax County from 1759 to 1835. It had a population of 43,657 people in 2021, a decline of 0.2 percent from 2016. Furthermore, its 2016 population is only 88.11% of the census population in 1991. It is the sixth most populous county in Nova Scotia.