Bright, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Bright was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,559. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365789. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.124°N, 67.059°W.
Population
In 1871, Bright had a population of 1,559: 792 male and 767 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1861 (0.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Bright shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 257 |
| Number of females | 767 |
| Number of males | 792 |
| Number of married females | 246 |
| Number of married males | 244 |
| Number of married persons | 490 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 58 |
| Total population | 1,559 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 487 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 524 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,011 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 243 |
| Number of occupied houses | 248 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BWT BU | 8,796 |
| CRN BU | 577 |
| HAY AC | 3,580 |
| HAY TONS | 3,568 |
| OAT BU | 20,782 |
| PEA BU | 77 |
| POT AC | 358 |
| POT BU | 44,195 |
| RYE BU | 17 |
| Total area (acres) | 100,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 694 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 56 |
| AREA | 100,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 115 |
| CD | 179 |
| CSD | 14 |
| FAMILIES | 257 |
| FEMALE | 767 |
| GRA BU | 49 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 248 |
| INHABITED | 243 |
| MALE | 792 |
| MARRIED F | 246 |
| MARRIED M | 244 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 490 |
| POPULATION | 1,559 |
| ROOT BU | 220 |
| SHANTIES | 5 |
| SINGLE F | 487 |
| SINGLE M | 524 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,011 |
| TUR BU | 4,027 |
| UNINHABITED | 3 |
| WIDOWED F | 34 |
| WIDOWED M | 24 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 58 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB179014— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/bright-nb179014-1871/.