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 9.7 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 97,075 area in acres, 1,463 total population, 775 males in the population, 688 females in the population, 452 single (never-married) males, 364 single (never-married) females, 292 families, 289 married males, 280 married females, 151.68 area in square miles, 41 widowed females, 32 widowed males, 9.65 population per square mile, 3 females with marital status not given, 1 divorced males, 1 males with marital status not given. 1,486 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 669 persons of British origin (English), 295 persons of Dutch origin, 232 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 153 persons of British origin (Irish), 82 persons of British origin (other), 10 persons of French origin. 20 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 703 Baptists, 341 Anglicans (Church of England), 135 Congregationalists, 101 Adventists, 98 Methodists, 51 Disciples of Christ, 18 Presbyterians, 15 Roman Catholics, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 286 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.