<page_title> Pictou </page_title> <section_title> Demographics </section_title> <table> <cell> 2011 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Year </col_header> <col_header> 1881 </col_header> <col_header> 1891 </col_header> <col_header> 1901 </col_header> <col_header> 1911 </col_header> <col_header> 1921 </col_header> <col_header> 1931 </col_header> <col_header> 1941 </col_header> <col_header> 1951 </col_header> <col_header> 1956 </col_header> <col_header> 1961 </col_header> <col_header> 1981 </col_header> <col_header> 1986 </col_header> <col_header> 1991 </col_header> <col_header> 1996 </col_header> <col_header> 2001 </col_header> <col_header> 2006 </col_header> </cell> <cell> 3,437 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> <row_header> 2011 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 2016 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Year </col_header> <col_header> 1881 </col_header> <col_header> 1891 </col_header> <col_header> 1901 </col_header> <col_header> 1911 </col_header> <col_header> 1921 </col_header> <col_header> 1931 </col_header> <col_header> 1941 </col_header> <col_header> 1951 </col_header> <col_header> 1956 </col_header> <col_header> 1961 </col_header> <col_header> 1981 </col_header> <col_header> 1986 </col_header> <col_header> 1991 </col_header> <col_header> 1996 </col_header> <col_header> 2001 </col_header> <col_header> 2006 </col_header> <col_header> 2011 </col_header> </cell> <cell> 3,186 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> <row_header> 2016 </row_header> </cell> <cell> −7.3% <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> ±% </col_header> <row_header> 2016 </row_header> </cell> </table>
In the 2016 Census Pictou had a population of 3,186, which is a change of −7.3% from its 2011 population of 3,437.