[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] The parish was named in honour of Amos Botsford, then Speaker of the House of Assembly[10] and MLA for Westmorland County.

Botsford was erected in 1805 from all of the unassigned territory east of Sackville and Westmorland Parishes.

[15][16][20] Parish population total does not include portions within 2021 boundaries of Cap-Pelé, Port Elgin, and Beaubassin East.

Revised census figures based on the 2023 local governance reforms have not been released.