Botsford Parish, New Brunswick

Botsford
Location within Westmorland County, New Brunswick.
Location within Westmorland County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 46°11′N 64°36′W / 46.19°N 64.60°W / 46.19; -64.60
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyWestmorland County
Erected1805
Area
 • Land304.62 km2 (117.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total1,120
 • Density3.7/km2 (10/sq mi)
 • Change 2016-2021
Increase 5.9%
 • Dwellings
978
Time zoneUTC-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

Botsford is a geographic parish in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.[4]

For governance purposes it divided almost entirely between the town of Cap-Acadie and the incorporated rural community of Strait Shores,[5] small areas along its southwestern border belong to the Southeast rural district.[a] All are members of the Southeast Regional Service Commission.[6]

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the parish was divided between the villages of Cap-Pelé and Port Elgin,[7] the rural community of Beaubassin East,[8] and the local service districts of Bayfield, Cape Tormentine, and the parish of Botsford.[9]

  1. ^ a b "Census Profile". Statistics Canada. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Chapter I-13 Interpretation Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  4. ^ The Territorial Division Act[2] divides the province into 152 parishes, the cities of Saint John and Fredericton, and one town of Grand Falls. The Interpretation Act[3] clarifies that parishes include any local government within their borders.
  5. ^ a b "Southeast Regional Service Commission: RSC 7". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Regions Regulation – Regional Service Delivery Act". Government of New Brunswick. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Municipalities Order - Municipalities Act". Government of New Brunswick. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  8. ^ "New Brunswick Regulation 95-36 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 95-342)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Local Service Districts Regulation - Municipalities Act". Government of New Brunswick. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2023.


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