Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainA median age of 59.6: Botsford is older than 99% of Canadian towns
Households in single-detached houses make up 96%, against 64% across Canada’s towns. Children under 15 account for 9.4%. Compared with other places, one-person households are common here: 32%, more than in 68% of Canadian towns. Statistics Canada puts Botsford’s population at 1,240 for July 2025.
What stands out about the people of Botsford
Older than most towns
Line Botsford’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 59.6; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 36% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Growth of +6% since 2016 puts Botsford ahead of 62% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across New Brunswick’s towns the median is +3%, and across Canada’s towns +4%. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 11% higher again.
A higher share of residents aged 65 and over than 98% of Canadian towns, at 36%
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
The largest age band is 60–64: 13% of residents, 1.8 times the share across Canada’s towns. Lower than in 97% of Canadian towns: 6.7% of residents are aged 15 to 24. By way of comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women.
Households here average 2 people, below 90% of Canadian towns
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
5.5% of households are one-parent families (Canada’s towns: 8.2%).
53% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 71% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Where just over one in ten residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns, Botsford has 12%. Never married and not common-law: 18% of adults (typical: 27%).
Botsford ranks below 98% of Canadian towns on renter households: 5.5%
Houses and apartments, owners and renters, older and newer homes. Prices, rents and shelter costs are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Owners and renters · share of households
When homes were built · share of homes
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of renter households is 25%. 37% of homes were built before 1961 and 18% in 2001 or later.
$56,400 a year is the median household income here
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Botsford had $56,400 before tax, 34% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). New Brunswick’s towns have a median of $73,300. The pandemic’s benefits: 23% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
A smaller share of residents who moved in within the year than 91% of Canadian towns: 6.9%
Immigrants by continent of birth and when they arrived, citizenship, and who moved in recently.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 20%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Most recent wave: a third of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%). Immigrants: 4.1% of the total. Botsford has fewer residents without Canadian citizenship than 72% of Canadian towns, at 2.3%. For residents who moved in within the year, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 11%.
A lower share of residents with no religion than 59% of Canadian towns, at 32%
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
The share of Indigenous residents is 0.9%, against 2.8% across Canada’s towns. As a reference point, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. On the census count, 1.4% of residents belong to a visible minority.
4.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue, more than in 71% of Canadian towns
English, French and the other languages people grew up with or speak at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
By its share of bilingual residents (12%), Botsford is above 64% of Canadian towns. As a yardstick, 1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64: 18%, a lower share than 74% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the bottom of the ladder, 14% hold no certificate of any kind, against 9.5% in the typical town. Elsewhere, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
35% of residents 15 and over were in work
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, above this 35%; 36% of residents are 65 or over.
Every neighbour of Botsford has a younger population
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page. The nearest places to Botsford with figures are 19–34 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botsford | 1,240 | — | 59.6 | 36% | 4.1% |
| Westmorland | 1,060 | 18.7 km | 51.2 | 26% | 6.6% |
| Cap-Pelé | 3,092 | 26.2 km | 50.8 | 27% | 6.9% |
| Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est | 8,138 | 30.6 km | 50.8 | 24% | 3.4% |
| Summerside | 19,006 | 33.7 km | 46.8 | 24% | 6.2% |
| Cumberland County, Subdivision C | 6,040 | 34.0 km | 52.8 | 28% | 2.2% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered them. “Visible minority” follows the Employment Equity Act, meaning people other than Indigenous peoples who are non-white in colour or race. We compare these figures across towns; none is a label for a town.
- Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns. Provincial and national yardsticks: New Brunswick’s towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500 residents, and all Canadian towns of that size. No whole city and no First Nations reserve is in either median.
- What these tables don’t give. For origins the charts stop at visible minority and Indigenous identity, and the Census Profile has nothing on unpaid care, cars or the internet, or on change by age since 2016.
Questions about Botsford’s residents
What religion are people in Botsford?
32% said they have no religion and 67% that they are Christian; 0.9% named another faith.
Is Botsford good for families?
9.4% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 56% of households and one-parent families 5.5%. Schools near Botsford are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Botsford?
Half of Botsford’s households had more than $56,400 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Botsford?
About 1,240, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 1,120 people in Botsford, 6% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Botsford?
The median age is 59.6. 9.4% are under 15 and 36% 65 or older.
Is Botsford bilingual?
12% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0.4% speak French only and 88% English only. French is the mother tongue of 4.5%.
How diverse is Botsford?
Immigrants: 4.1% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 1.4%. Indigenous identity: 0.9%.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population · Statistics Canada, population estimates for 1 July 2025 (table 17-10-0155). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).