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 density was 10.3 people per square mile.
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 163 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 300 |
| Number of families | 300 |
| Number of females | 785 |
| Number of males | 876 |
| Number of married females | 299 |
| Number of married males | 304 |
| Number of married persons | 603 |
| Number of widowed females | 41 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 68 |
| POP F | 785 |
| POP M | 876 |
| POP TOT | 1,661 |
| Total population | 1,661 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 445 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 545 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 990 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,661 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 295 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 295 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 101 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 194 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 127 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 295 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 27 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 37 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 161 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,470 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 17,898 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 12,817 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,975 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 16,448 |
| Acres of land in farms | 34,346 |
| Acres of oats | 1,104 |
| Acres of potatoes | 303 |
| Acres of turnips | 54 |
| Acres of wheat | 84 |
| BAR AC | 37 |
| BAR BU | 636 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 636 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 87 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 13,205 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 20,644 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 111 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 30,471 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,324 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 13,748 |
| BWT BU | 13,205 |
| CRN BU | 22 |
| HAY AC | 3,975 |
| HAY TONS | 4,252 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 251 |
| Number of chickens | 3,222 |
| Number of ducks | 61 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 275 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 8 |
| Number of geese | 188 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 60 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 396 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,084 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 283 |
| Number of other cattle | 812 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 77 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 113 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 22 |
| Number of sheep | 1,504 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 704 |
| Number of swine | 319 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 468 |
| Number of turkeys | 168 |
| OAT AC | 1,104 |
| OAT BU | 20,644 |
| PEA BU | 111 |
| POT AC | 303 |
| POT BU | 30,471 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 150 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,631 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 210 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 91,050 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,252 |
| WHT AC | 84 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,324 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 77 |
| A 11 50 | 40 |
| A 201 PL | 31 |
| A 51 100 | 113 |
| BEN BU | 87 |
| BUTTER LB | 91,050 |
| CATTLE KS | 251 |
| CHEESE LB | 150 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 445 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 545 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 990 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,631 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 60 |
| DUCKS | 61 |
| FAMILIES | 300 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 210 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 188 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,222 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 396 |
| HOUSES | 295 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 59 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 101 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 127 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 38 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 194 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 27 |
| HOUSES W | 295 |
| INF 11 A | 22 |
| MD FEM | 299 |
| MD MALE | 304 |
| MD TOT | 603 |
| MILK COWS | 1,084 |
| NAME CD | York |
| OC F | 8 |
| OC P | 275 |
| OC TOT | 283 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 812 |
| OTHERS | 1,661 |
| SHEEP | 1,504 |
| SHEEP KS | 704 |
| SUP AM | 16,448 |
| SUP FOR | 17,898 |
| SUP JV | 161 |
| SUP PAT | 3,470 |
| SUP SC | 12,817 |
| SUP TOT | 34,346 |
| SWINE | 319 |
| SWINE KS | 468 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 295 |
| TUR AC | 54 |
| TUR BU | 13,748 |
| TURKEY | 168 |
| WID FEM | 41 |
| WID MALE | 27 |
| WID TOT | 68 |
| WORKING OX | 6 |
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/.