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Botsford is a civil parish in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.[2]

Botsford
Parish
Location within Westmorland County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 46.19°N 64.60°W / 46.19; -64.60
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Westmorland County
Erected	1805
Area [1]
• Land	304.62 km2 (117.61 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	1,120
• Density	3.7/km2 (10/sq mi)
• Change 2016-2021	5.9%
• Dwellings	978
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Figures do not include portions within the villages of Cap-Pelé and Port Elgin and the rural community of Beaubassin East

For governance purposes it is divided between the villages of Cap-Pelé and Port Elgin;[3] the incorporated rural community of Beaubassin East;[4] and the local service districts of Bayfield, Cape Tormentine, and the parish of Botsford.[5]

All governance units are members of the Southeast Regional Service Commission.[6]

Origin of name

The parish was named in honour of Amos Botsford, then Speaker of the House of Assembly[7] and MLA for Westmorland County.

History

Botsford was erected in 1805 from unassigned territory east of Sackville and Westmorland Parishes.[8]

In 1850 the western boundary moved west to match that of Westmorland Parish, adding part of Shediac Parish.[9]

In 1894 the western boundary was altered on its northern end, losing area to Shediac Parish;[10] the change was made retroactive to the erection of the parish.

In 1904 the northern of the boundary with Shediac was clarified, possibly altered.[11]

Boundaries

Botsford Parish is bounded:[2][12][13]

• on the north by Northumberland Strait;
• on the south by Baie Verte
• on the southwest by a line running north 38º 30' west[lower-alpha 1] from the southeast angle of lot number one, granted to Otho Reed, at the mouth of Gaspereau Creek in Port Elgin to a point about 1.6 kilometres northwesterly of the junction of Chemin des Moulins and Route 940 and about 450 metres from Square Lake, then running north 4º 30' east[lower-alpha 2] to the Northumberland Strait at a point about 375 metres east of the mouth of the Tedish River in Cap-Pelé.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish.[12][13][17] bold indicates an incorporated municipality

Bodies of water

Bodies of water[lower-alpha 3] at least partly within the parish.[12][13][17]

Islands

Islands at least partly within the parish.[12][13][17]

• Ephraim Island
• Jourimain Island

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.[12][13][17]

• Confederation Bridge
• Murray Beach Provincial Park[18]

Demographics

Parish population total does not include portions within Cap-Pelé, Port Elgin, and Beaubassin East

Historical populations:
Botsford Parish, NB

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	1,328	—
1996	1,297	−2.3%
2001	1,216	−6.2%
2006	1,203	−1.1%
2011	1,074	−10.7%
2016	1,058	−1.5%
[19][20][21]

Access routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[22]

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

Notes

References

External links

• Rural community of Beaubassin East
• Village of Cap-Pelé

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