Botsford, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Botsford was a census subdivision in Westmoreland County, New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,985. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365783. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.128°N, 64.039°W.
Population
In 1881, Botsford had a population of 3,985: 2,052 male and 1,933 female residents. Population density was 23.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Botsford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 92 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| FAM NO | 674 |
| Number of families | 674 |
| Number of females | 1,933 |
| Number of males | 2,052 |
| Number of married females | 614 |
| Number of married males | 612 |
| Number of married persons | 1,226 |
| Number of widowed females | 97 |
| Number of widowed males | 46 |
| Number of widowed persons | 143 |
| POP TOT | 3,985 |
| Total population | 3,985 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,222 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,394 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,616 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 620 |
| Number of occupied houses | 621 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 8,044 |
| Acres of potatoes | 1,187 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,508 |
| BAR BU | 7,800 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 7,800 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 12,908 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 486 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 263 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 53,075 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,306 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 375 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 190,685 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 18,426 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 16,820 |
| BWT BU | 12,908 |
| CRN BU | 263 |
| HAY AC | 8,044 |
| HAY TONS | 9,163 |
| OAT BU | 53,075 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 375 |
| POT AC | 1,187 |
| POT BU | 190,685 |
| RYE BU | 35 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 9,163 |
| WHT AC | 1,508 |
| WHT SP BU | 18,426 |
Fisheries (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Barrels of eels produced in the past year | 3 |
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 5 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 2,732 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 133 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 205 |
| Barrels of oysters produced in the past year | 2 |
| Barrels of shad produced in the past year | 1 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 4,377 |
| Number of fishing boats | 98 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 176 |
| Pounds of lobster canned in the past year | 363,600 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 5 |
Other recorded variables (33 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 2,732 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 176 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 98 |
| C UNMD F | 1,222 |
| C UNMD M | 1,394 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,616 |
| CD NAME | Westmoreland |
| COD DX K | 5 |
| D OCC | 621 |
| EEL XB Q | 3 |
| FEMALE | 1,933 |
| GRA BU | 486 |
| GSP XB Q | 5 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 620 |
| H UNINH | 12 |
| LOB XC P | 363,600 |
| MALE | 2,052 |
| MCK XB Q | 133 |
| MD F | 614 |
| MD M | 612 |
| MD TOT | 1,226 |
| NET XX F | 4,377 |
| NUMBER CD | 33 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 205 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,306 |
| OYS XB Q | 2 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| SHD XB Q | 1 |
| TUR BU | 16,820 |
| WID F | 97 |
| WID M | 46 |
| WID TOT | 143 |
Identifiers
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph.
Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/botsford-nb033004-1881/.