Bright, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Bright was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,389. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365789. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.124°N, 67.059°W.
Population
In 1921, Bright had a population of 1,389: 725 male and 664 female residents. Population density was 8.6 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Bright shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 664 |
| POP M | 725 |
| POP TOT | 1,389 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 162 |
| ANGLICANS | 292 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 657 |
| BRIT BORN F | 6 |
| BRIT BORN M | 13 |
| BRIT ENG | 906 |
| BRIT IRISH | 184 |
| BRIT OTHER | 6 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 182 |
| CAN BORN F | 652 |
| CAN BORN M | 709 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 116 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 29 |
| EUR DUTCH | 94 |
| EUR FRENCH | 13 |
| EUR GERMAN | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 6 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 3 |
| METHODISTS | 109 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 11 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 13 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/bright-nb036001-1921/.