Pictou County
Pictou County
Gaelic: Siorramachd Phiogto | |
|---|---|
| Nickname: "PC" | |
Location of Pictou County, Nova Scotia | |
| 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 (2021) | |
• 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 |
| |
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.