88.3% of households in Southampton own their home, and 93.0% live in single-detached houses. A website for a Southampton business has to work for neighbours who already know you and for people searching from further away. For CA$119 a month, we set up a professional website with your brand, email on your domain and hosting, with no setup fee.
No setup fee: you only pay the CA$119 monthly fee after you approve your website.
Southampton at a glance
In a small place, the customers who do not know you yet are often in the rest of York County. A website shows them what you offer before they make the trip.
Key numbers for Southampton
Spread over 447 square kilometres, Southampton has a density of 3.4 residents per square kilometre. Half of the residents of Southampton are older than 50.4; across New Brunswick, that line is 46.8. Of the 641 households in Southampton, 88.3% own and 11.7% rent. The median household income in Southampton, $69,500 in 2020, is close to the New Brunswick figure of $70,000.
Southampton: more from the census
- Commutes of an hour or more: 6.5%
- Residents aged 85 and over: 2.0%
- One-person and shared households: 25.8%
- No fixed workplace (trades, delivery, sales): 16.2%
- Total private dwellings (2021): 699
- Average commute: 28.7 minutes
Side by side with New Brunswick
Households that rent: 11.7% in Southampton, against 26.2% across New Brunswick. On the share of children, Southampton (13.0%) compares with 14.3% for the province as a whole. The share of residents aged 65 and over is 24.7% in Southampton and 22.8% in New Brunswick.
Who your customers are in Southampton
96.8% of commuters drive to work. A map and a note about parking save customers a phone call.
Population trend in Southampton
The population barely moved between 2016 (1,484) and 2021 (1,497). Over the same five years, New Brunswick grew 3.8%.
Southampton and the surrounding area
Nearby municipalities include Nackawic (3.8 km), Dumfries (8.4 km) and Prince William (16 km). Southampton is part of York County. A website can name each place you serve, from Dumfries to Prince William.
Next to Southampton, Nackawic counted 962 people in 2021, with a median household income of $69,000. Median household income was $69,000 in Nackawic and $71,000 in Dumfries, compared with $69,500 in Southampton.
Southampton businesses and what their websites need
Southampton had 35 employer businesses in June 2026. Among the most common:
- Specialty trades such as electricians, plumbers and roofers (7): before-and-after photos and a quote form that lands in their inbox.
- Trucking and delivery companies (3): a form for freight quotes and fleet and capacity.
82.9% had between one and four employees, so this is a market of small firms. In every one of these sectors, the website that wins is the one that answers questions before the customer has to ask.
The jobs residents hold are mostly in manufacturing (14.7%), agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11.8%) and retail trade (11.0%).
What working with Aria looks like
Aria is a web design team that has been building small business websites since 2008. It all runs online, so a Southampton business gets the same plan as anyone.
- Fill in the sign-up form at cadastro.ariaserv.com; it takes about 5 minutes.
- Within 3 business days, a temporary link shows you the full website, built on a proven template with your brand.
- Once you say it is ready, the first monthly fee is issued and the website goes live on your domain.
Hosting, the SSL certificate, daily backups and security updates stay with us, and content changes you email in are included.
- A business website or an online store, for the same monthly fee
- Your own domain: bring the one you have, or we help you pick one
- Email on your domain: unlimited accounts, 5 GB in total, webmail and spam filtering
- Hosting, an SSL certificate and a daily backup
- Text, photo and price updates whenever you email us
- Ready within 3 business days on a temporary link
Running a business website from Southampton: the rules
Selling or advertising online does not change the rules, but a few rules often come up:
- PIPEDA sets the ground rules for how private-sector organizations collect, use and disclose personal information. Office of the Privacy Commissioner: PIPEDA
- Under Canadian competition law, it is against the law to make materially false or misleading representations to promote a product, service or business interest, and the law also prohibits the unauthorized use or distortion of tests and testimonials. Competition Bureau
This is general information, not legal advice; confirm the details with the agency behind each item or with a professional adviser.
Answers for New Brunswick business owners
Southampton is small. Do I really need a website?
Your market is bigger than the municipality. People across York County look up services online, and a clear website brings them to you.
Is there a minimum contract?
You can stop the service whenever you need to; there is no setup fee and no long-term commitment.
Do I need professional photos?
Your logo, a few photos of your work or premises and a short description of what you offer, all by email. We build the pages and you approve every one.
What is the website built on?
Your website runs on the Aria Platform, built on WordPress and looked after by our team: hosting, SSL, daily backups and security updates included.
How many email accounts do I get?
Unlimited accounts on your domain, within 5 GB of total storage, plus webmail and spam filtering, all in the CA$119 plan.
I already own a domain. Can I keep it?
If you already own one, we connect it to the new website and your email. If not, say so in the sign-up form and we will help you pick one, by email.
Do I pay anything to get started?
No. No setup fee: you only pay the CA$119 monthly fee after you approve your website. No long-term contract. You can stop the service whenever you need to.
Web design near Southampton
Let's build your Southampton website
No setup fee, no lock-in: you see the website on a temporary link before paying anything.
- Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population (population and dwelling counts, age, income, housing, language, immigration, commuting, place of work and education tables) for Southampton. Reproduced and distributed on an 'as is' basis with the permission of Statistics Canada.
- Businesses: Statistics Canada, Canadian Business Counts, with employees, June 2026 (tables 33-10-1176 and 33-10-1174).
- Locations: Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB), contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada; distances are straight-line.
- Place names inside Southampton: Statistics Canada, Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2021.
- Numbers come from the official sources above and are updated when new releases come out; distances are measured in a straight line.
