---
title: "Town of Pictou"
url: "https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/town-of-pictou"
description: "Town of Pictou: Pictou is a town in Nova Scotia with a population of 3,107 (2021 Census). Official website: townofpictou.ca. Operator on record for 1 library."
site: "Canada Service Map"
author: "Mahmoud Halat"
publisher: "Space & Story"
updated: "2026-10-14"
licence: "Built entirely from public data: open data and official government pages. Each record keeps the licence of its source, listed at https://canadaservicemap.ca/data."
---
# Town of Pictou

Nova Scotia · Local government

Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, updated 14 October 2026. Not a government website. The official page always has the final word.

## About

Pictou is a town in Nova Scotia with a population of 3,107 (2021 Census).

Written by Canada Service Map from [Statistics Canada 2021 Census data](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000201). Data licence: Statistics Canada Open Licence.

## Facts

- Jurisdiction: Nova Scotia
- Layer: Local government
- Class: Cities and towns
- Population: 3,107 (2021 Census)
- City page: [Pictou, NS](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nova-scotia/pictou)
- Wikidata: [Q1018711](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1018711)

## Official website

- [townofpictou.ca](https://www.townofpictou.ca/)

## Places on record

Operator on record for 1 place, from open data, by type. Operators are matched from the source records and may be approximate.

- Libraries: 1

## Related bodies

More bodies of the same class (Cities and towns) in Nova Scotia.

- [Town of Mahone Bay](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/town-of-mahone-bay)
- [Town of Middleton](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/town-of-middleton)
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- [Town of New Glasgow](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/town-of-new-glasgow)
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- [Town of Port Hawkesbury](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/town-of-port-hawkesbury)
- [Town of Shelburne](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/town-of-shelburne)
- [Town of Stellarton](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/town-of-stellarton)
- [Town of Stewiacke](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/town-of-stewiacke)
- [Town of Trenton](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/town-of-trenton)
- [Town of Truro](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/town-of-truro)

## Sources

- Description written by Canada Service Map from [Statistics Canada 2021 Census data](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000201). Data licence: Statistics Canada Open Licence.
- Record from: [Statistics Canada, Public Sector Universe](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/68-516-x/68-516-x2016001-eng.htm). Licence: Statistics Canada Open Licence.

## More

- [View it in the explorer](https://canadaservicemap.ca/explore?sel=psu:2146480259), with the sources of its record.
- [Places and services in Pictou, NS](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nova-scotia/pictou)
- [Public services in Nova Scotia](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/nova-scotia)
- [Data and sources](https://canadaservicemap.ca/data): every record keeps the licence of its source.

## Cite this page

Canada Service Map, "Town of Pictou", updated 14 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/town-of-pictou