Wick is a community as well as royal burgh in Caithness, in the much north of Scotland. The community straddles the River Wick and overlaps both sides of Wick Bay. Wick Locality had a population of 6,954 at the time of the 2011 census, a decrease of 3.8% from 2001. Pulteneytown, which was created on the south side of the river by the British Fisheries Society during the 19th century, was officially combined right into the burgh in 1902. The community gets on the highway (the A99-- A9 road) connecting John o' Groats with southerly Britain. The Far North railway line links Wick railway station with southern Scotland and with Thurso, the other burgh of Caithness. Wick Airport terminal is on Wick's northern borders. The flight terminal has two usable runways. A third is derelict. The main offices of The John O'Groat Journal and The Caithness Courier lie in Wick, as are Caithness General Hospital (run by NHS Highland), the Wick Carnegie Collection and neighborhood workplaces of the Highland Council. Wick Sheriff Court is one of 16 sheriff courts offering the sheriffdom of Grampian, Highland and also Islands.