Bright, New Brunswick (1901 census)
Bright was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,486. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365789. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.124°N, 67.059°W.
Population
In 1901, Bright had a population of 1,486: 772 male and 714 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 1901
In the 1901 census, Bright shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 1,486 total population, 772 males, 714 females, 483 single males, 417 single females, 293 families, 261 married males, 260 married females, 37 widowed females, 28 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 278 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 97,075 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/bright-nb025001-1901/.