Pictou County

Pictou County
Gaelic: Siorramachd Phiogto
Official seal of Pictou County
Nickname: 
"PC"
Location of Pictou County, Nova Scotia
Location of Pictou County, Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 45°30′N 62°36′W / 45.5°N 62.6°W / 45.5; -62.6
CountryCanada
ProvinceNova Scotia
TownsNew Glasgow / Pictou / Stellarton / Trenton / Westville
Established1835
IncorporatedApril 17, 1879
Electoral Districts      
Federal

Central Nova
ProvincialPictou Centre / Pictou East / Pictou West
Government
 • TypeFive town councils and one rural municipality
Area
 • Land2,844.10 km2 (1,098.11 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1][2]
 • Total43,657
 • Density15.4/km2 (40/sq mi)
 • Change 2011-16
Decrease0.2%
Time zoneUTC−4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−3 (ADT)
Area code(s)902, 782
Dwellings22,525
Median Earnings*$43,475 CDN
Websitemunpict.ca
  • Median household income, 2005 (all households)

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.

  1. ^ a b "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Pictou, County (CTY) [Census division], Nova Scotia". 9 February 2022.
  2. ^ https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Pictou&DGUIDlist=2021A00031212&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data