Pictou facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Pictou Gaelic: Baile Phiogto
Town
Pictou
Nickname(s):  Birthplace of New Scotland
Motto(s):  "As constant as the northern star"
Pictou Location in Nova Scotia
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
Municipality	Pictou County
Founded	1767
Incorporated	May 4, 1874
Area  (2016)
• Total	8.01 km2 (3.09 sq mi)
Highest elevation	54 m (177 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2016)
• Total	3,186
• Density	397.6/km2 (1,030/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Pictonian
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
Postal code	B0K
Area code(s)	902
Telephone Exchange	485
Median Earnings	$41,905
NTS Map	011E10
GNBC Code	CBDPK
Median household income, 2005 ($) (all households) Places in Nova Scotia

Pictou ( PIK-toh; Scottish Gaelic: Baile Phiogto) is a town in Pictou County, in the Canadian province of 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.
• Joey MacDonald, a former NHL goaltender
• Arthur Stanley Mackenzie
• James Drummond MacGregor, first published abolitionist in Canada

Images for kids

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  ICR cars at dockside in Pictou, ca 1912.