Botsford, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Botsford was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,742. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365783. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.128°N, 64.039°W.
Population
In 1871, Botsford had a population of 3,742: 1,936 male and 1,806 female residents. Population density was 22.4 people per square mile.
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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1861 (0.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Botsford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 622 |
| Number of females | 1,806 |
| Number of males | 1,936 |
| Number of married females | 573 |
| Number of married males | 566 |
| Number of married persons | 1,139 |
| Number of widowed females | 79 |
| Number of widowed males | 43 |
| Number of widowed persons | 122 |
| Total population | 3,742 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,154 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,327 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,481 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 610 |
| Number of occupied houses | 611 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 9,110 |
| BWT BU | 7,330 |
| CRN BU | 244 |
| HAY AC | 6,839 |
| HAY TONS | 7,541 |
| OAT BU | 79,449 |
| PEA BU | 210 |
| POT AC | 1,199 |
| POT BU | 145,945 |
| RYE BU | 25 |
| Total area (acres) | 143,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 11,959 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,061 |
| AREA | 143,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 180 |
| CD | 186 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 622 |
| FEMALE | 1,806 |
| GRA BU | 510 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 611 |
| INHABITED | 610 |
| MALE | 1,936 |
| MARRIED F | 573 |
| MARRIED M | 566 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,139 |
| POPULATION | 3,742 |
| ROOT BU | 595 |
| SINGLE F | 1,154 |
| SINGLE M | 1,327 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,481 |
| TUR BU | 7,395 |
| UNINHABITED | 6 |
| VESSELS | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 79 |
| WIDOWED M | 43 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 122 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB186004— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/botsford-nb186004-1871/.