Botsford, New Brunswick (1901 census)
Botsford was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 4,332. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365783. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.128°N, 64.039°W.
Population
In 1901, Botsford had a population of 4,332: 2,339 male and 1,993 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,742 |
| 1881 | 3,985 |
| 1891 | 4,150 |
| 1901 | 4,332 |
| 1911 | 4,152 |
| 1921 | 4,150 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Botsford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 13 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 4,332 total population, 2,339 males, 1,993 females, 1,550 single males, 1,183 single females, 778 families, 714 married males, 708 married females, 102 widowed females, 74 widowed males, 1 divorced males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 757 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 155,405 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1901, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Trenholm Oulton | 1835–1920 | died here |
| Charles-David Hébert | 1874–1932 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB024001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB035001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365783
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botsford_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Botsford
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Botsford, New Brunswick (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/botsford-nb024001-1901/.