 {{infobox settlement |official_name = pictou, nova scotia |other_name =gaelic: baile phictou"is thÃ inig iad gu tÃ¬r `s an Ã ite `s a bheil baile phictou an diugh", an drochaid eadarainn - the bridge between us |native_name = |nickname = birthplace of new scotland |settlement_type = town |motto = "as constant as the northern star" |image_skyline =pictou_20060708_1436.jpg |image_caption = pictou, nova scotia during the lobster carnival |image_flag = |image_seal = |image_shield = pictou ns coat of arms.gif |pushpin_map = nova scotia |pushpin_label_position = right |pushpin_map_caption = location of pictou, nova scotia |pushpin_mapsize = 275 |coordinates_region = ca-ns |subdivision_type = country |subdivision_name =  |subdivision_type1 = province |subdivision_name1 =  |subdivision_type2 = municipality |subdivision_name2 = pictou county |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |subdivision_type4 = |subdivision_name4 = |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title =mayor |leader_name =joseph hawes |leader_title1 = governing&nbsp;body |leader_name1 =pictou town council |leader_title2 = mla |leader_name2 = karla macfarlane (pc) |leader_title3 = mp |leader_name3 = peter mackay (c) |leader_title4 = |leader_name4 = |established_title = founded |established_date = 1767 |established_title2 = incorporated |established_date2 = may 4, 1874 |established_title3 = |established_date3 = |area_magnitude = |unit_pref = |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 =7.94 |area_land_km2 = |area_water_km2 = |population_as_of = 2011 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = 3,437 |population_density_km2 = 432.9 |timezone = ast |utc_offset = -4 |timezone_dst = |utc_offset_dst = |latd=45 |latm=40 |lats=53 |latns=n |longd= 62|longm=42 |longs=43 |longew=w |elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use tags--> |elevation_min_m = 0 |elevation_max_m = 54 |postal_code_type = postal code |postal_code = b0k |area_code = 902 |blank_name =telephone exchange |blank_info =485 |blank1_name =median earnings* |blank1_info =$41,905 |blank2_name = nts map |blank2_info = 011e10 |blank3_name = gnbc code |blank3_info = cbdpk |website = townofpictou.com |footnotes = *median household income, 2005 ($) (all households) {{center|[[list of communities in nova scotia|place
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