Bright, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Bright was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,628. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365789. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.124°N, 67.059°W.
Population
In 1881, Bright had a population of 1,628: 846 male and 782 female residents. Population density was 10.1 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Bright shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 291 |
| Number of families | 291 |
| Number of females | 782 |
| Number of males | 846 |
| Number of married females | 276 |
| Number of married males | 276 |
| Number of married persons | 552 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 53 |
| POP TOT | 1,628 |
| Total population | 1,628 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 474 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 549 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,023 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 275 |
| Number of occupied houses | 276 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,066 |
| Acres of potatoes | 321 |
| Acres of wheat | 312 |
| BAR BU | 11 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 13,289 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 265 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 24,704 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,878 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 67 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 45,628 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,330 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 18,470 |
| BWT BU | 13,289 |
| CRN BU | 265 |
| HAY AC | 4,066 |
| HAY TONS | 4,117 |
| OAT BU | 24,704 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 67 |
| POT AC | 321 |
| POT BU | 45,628 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,117 |
| WHT AC | 312 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,330 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 474 |
| C UNMD M | 549 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,023 |
| D OCC | 276 |
| FEMALE | 782 |
| GRA BU | 9 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 275 |
| H UNINH | 10 |
| MALE | 846 |
| MD F | 276 |
| MD M | 276 |
| MD TOT | 552 |
| NUMBER CD | 30 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,878 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 18,470 |
| WID F | 32 |
| WID M | 21 |
| WID TOT | 53 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB030015— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/bright-nb030015-1881/.