Bothwell, Ontario

Bothwell
Unincorporated community
Bothwell Location of Bothwell in Chatham-Kent Show map of Municipality of Chatham-Kent Bothwell Bothwell (Southern Ontario) Show map of Southern Ontario
Coordinates: 42°37′53.6364″N81°52′17.9592″W / 42.631565667°N 81.871655333°W / 42.631565667; -81.871655333
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Municipality	Chatham-Kent
Population  (2021) [1]
• Total	908
• Density	451.3/km2 (1,169/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)

Bothwell is an unincorporated community in Ontario, Canada. It is recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada.

Formerly an independent municipality within Kent County, the Town of Bothwell as well as the surrounding Zone Township were controversially amalgamated into Chatham-Kent in 1998.

Bothwell was part of the geographic township of Zone before incorporation in the 19th century.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bothwell had a population of 908 living in 403 of its 422 total private dwellings, a change of 6.1% from its 2016 population of 856. With a land area of 2.01 km² (0.78 sq mi), it had a population density of 451.7/km² (1,170.0/sq mi) in 2021. ^[2]

See also

• List of communities in Ontario
• List of designated places in Ontario

References

1. "Census Profile for Bothwell, Dissolved municipality (DMU) (Designated place)". 2021 Census of Canada. Statistics Canada. November 15, 2023. 98-316-X2021001. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
2. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2025.

42°37′53″N81°52′21″W / 42.631357°N 81.872450°W / 42.631357; -81.872450