Bright, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Bright was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,661. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365789. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.124°N, 67.059°W.
Population
In 1891, Bright had a population of 1,661: 876 male and 785 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,559 |
| 1881 | 1,628 |
| 1891 | 1,661 |
| 1901 | 1,486 |
| 1911 | 1,463 |
| 1921 | 1,389 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Bright shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,661 total population, 876 males, 785 females, 603 married persons, 304 married males, 300 families, 299 married females, 68 widowed persons, 41 widowed females, 27 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 990 single persons under 18, 545 single males under 18, 445 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,661 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 295 houses, 295 houses built of wood, 295 occupied houses, 194 houses of 2 stories, 127 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 101 houses of 1 story, 59 houses of 4 rooms, 38 houses of 2 rooms, 35 houses of 3 rooms, 27 uninhabited houses, 18 houses of 5 rooms, 16 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 91,050 pounds of homemade butter, 34,346 acres of land in farms, 30,471 bushels of potatoes, 20,644 bushels of oats, 17,898 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 16,448 acres of improved land in farms, 13,748 bushels of turnips, 13,205 bushels of buckwheat, 12,817 acres of farmland under crops, 6,631 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,252 tons of hay, 3,975 acres of hay crops, 3,470 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,222 chickens, 1,504 sheep, 1,324 bushels of spring wheat, 1,104 acres of oats, 1,084 milk cows, 812 other cattle, 704 sheep slaughtered or sold, 636 bushels of barley, 468 swine slaughtered or sold, 396 horses aged over 3 years, 319 swine, 303 acres of potatoes, 283 occupants of farms, 275 farm occupants who own their land, 251 cattle killed or sold, 210 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 188 geese, 168 turkeys, 161 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 150 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 113 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 111 bushels of peas, 87 bushels of beans, 84 acres of wheat, 77 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 61 ducks, 60 horses aged 3 years and under, 54 acres of turnips, 40 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 37 acres of barley, 31 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 22 bushels of corn, 22 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 8 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 oxen, 5 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB025001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB036001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365789
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bright_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Bright
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Bright, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/bright-nb025001-1891/.