Pictou

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

Pictou
Gaelic: Baile Phiogto[1]
Town
Pictou
Pictou
Nickname: 
Birthplace of New Scotland
Motto: 
"As constant as the northern star"
Pictou is located in Nova Scotia
Pictou
Pictou
Location of Pictou
Coordinates: 45°40′53″N 62°42′43″W
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)
DemonymPictonian
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
Postal code
B0K
Area code902
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
  • Sir William Dawson, born in Pictou in 1820. He resided in Pictou until 1840, when he travelled to Scotland to complete his education in geology and natural history at the University of Edinburgh. He returned to Nova Scotia in 1842 and served as superintendent of education from 1850 to 1853. In 1855, he moved to Montreal, Quebec, to become the principal of McGill University, a position he held with distinction until 1893.
  • Christie MacDonald, American stage actress & singer (1875–1962)
  • Peter Crerar, civil engineer, came to Pictou from Scotland in 1817. Designed and built the Albion Mines Railway, the first standard gauge railroad in North America.
  • Carmen MacDonald, an ice hockey goaltender for the St. Lawrence Saints, a university team from New York State. She won a gold medal as part of Canada's National Women's Under-18 Team at the 2010 IIHF World Women’s Under-18 Championship in Chicago.[4]
  • Joey MacDonald, a former NHL goaltender
  • Arthur Stanley Mackenzie
  • James Drummond MacGregor, first published abolitionist in Canada

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". In William D. Halsey (ed.). Collier's Encyclopedia. Vol. 19. New York: Macmillan Educational Corporation. p. 37.
  3. "Gaelic Placenames in Nova Scotia | Open Data | Nova Scotia". Socrata. 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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