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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.
The Municipality of Pictou County is a county municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada. It provides local government to about 21,000 rural residents of Pictou County , [ 1 ] but excludes the towns of New Glasgow , Stellarton , Pictou , Westville and Trenton that are administered by their own town councils.
Boat Harbour is a body of water on the Northumberland Strait in Pictou County, Nova Scotia. [1] [2] Originally a tidal estuary, construction of a pulp and paper waste effluent treatment facility in the 1960s led to the pollution of the harbour and the source of ongoing environmental concern. [3]
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Pictou (/ ˈ p ɪ k t oʊ / PIK-toh; Canadian Gaelic: Baile Phiogto [5] Miꞌkmawiꞌsimk: Piktuk [6]) is a town in Pictou County, in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.Located on the north shore of Pictou Harbour, the town is approximately 10 km (6 miles) north of the larger town of New Glasgow.
Abercrombie is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Pictou County. The village is named after Col James Abercrombie of the 42nd Regiment of Foot who was killed in the Battle of Bunker Hill. [1] Pulp production provides employment in Abercrombie
Elgin (Scottish Gaelic: Eilginn) is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, in Pictou County. It is named after James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin , and the city of Elgin in Scotland. [ 1 ] 45°25′23.79″N 62°40′12.18″W / 45.4232750°N 62.6700500°W / 45.4232750; -62.6700500 ( Elgin, Nova
Pictou District School Board; Each of these were formed in the 1980s from municipal school boards. For example, the Colchester-East Hants District School Board was created from the Truro School Board, the Stewiacke School Board, the Colchester County School Board, and the East Hants District School Board.