Bright, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Bright was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,463. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365789. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.124°N, 67.059°W.
Population
In 1911, Bright had a population of 1,463: 775 male and 688 female residents. Population density was 9.1 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Bright shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,486 |
| POP F | 688 |
| POP M | 775 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 9.65 |
| POP TOT | 1,463 |
Other recorded variables (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 101 |
| ANGLICANS | 341 |
| AREA ACRES | 97,075 |
| AREA SQ MI | 151.68 |
| BAPTISTS | 703 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 669 |
| BRIT IRISH | 153 |
| BRIT OTHER | 82 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 232 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 135 |
| DISCIPLES | 51 |
| DUTCH | 295 |
| DWELLINGS | 286 |
| F MARRIED | 280 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 3 |
| F SINGLE | 364 |
| F WIDOWED | 41 |
| FAMILIES | 292 |
| FRENCH | 10 |
| M DIVORCED | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 289 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 452 |
| M WIDOWED | 32 |
| METHODISTS | 98 |
| NEGRO | 20 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 18 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 15 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB036001— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/bright-nb036001-1911/.