Brighton, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Brighton was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,382. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365787. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.330°N, 67.363°W.
Population
In 1891, Brighton had a population of 2,382: 1,229 male and 1,153 female residents. Population density was 11.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,876 |
| 1881 | 2,496 |
| 1891 | 2,382 |
| 1901 | 2,788 |
| 1911 | 2,605 |
| 1921 | 1,770 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Brighton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 430 |
| Number of families | 430 |
| Number of females | 1,153 |
| Number of males | 1,229 |
| Number of married females | 422 |
| Number of married males | 423 |
| Number of married persons | 845 |
| Number of widowed females | 59 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 83 |
| POP F | 1,153 |
| POP M | 1,229 |
| POP TOT | 2,382 |
| Total population | 2,382 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 672 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 782 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,454 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 6 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,376 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 428 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 427 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 11 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 397 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 64 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 30 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 153 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 64 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 84 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 429 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 43 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 84 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,786 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 27,876 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 14,017 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,060 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 18,887 |
| Acres of land in farms | 46,763 |
| Acres of oats | 2,399 |
| Acres of potatoes | 223 |
| Acres of turnips | 18 |
| Acres of wheat | 163 |
| BAR AC | 43 |
| BAR BU | 790 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 790 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 462 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 26,375 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 56 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 354 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 72,579 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 242 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 24,139 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,541 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,213 |
| BWT BU | 26,375 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 3 |
| CRN BU | 354 |
| HAY AC | 4,060 |
| HAY TONS | 5,601 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 593 |
| Number of chickens | 9,177 |
| Number of ducks | 115 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 355 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 25 |
| Number of geese | 479 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 241 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 614 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,374 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 380 |
| Number of other cattle | 892 |
| Number of oxen | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 92 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 192 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 24 |
| Number of sheep | 2,169 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,295 |
| Number of swine | 330 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 573 |
| Number of turkeys | 570 |
| OAT AC | 2,399 |
| OAT BU | 72,579 |
| PEA BU | 242 |
| POT AC | 223 |
| POT BU | 24,139 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 155 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 9,831 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 129,594 |
| RYE BU | 11 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,601 |
| WHT AC | 163 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,541 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 92 |
| A 11 50 | 39 |
| A 201 PL | 33 |
| A 51 100 | 192 |
| BEN BU | 462 |
| BUTTER LB | 129,594 |
| CATTLE KS | 593 |
| CHEESE LB | 155 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 672 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 782 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,454 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 9,831 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 241 |
| DUCKS | 115 |
| FAMILIES | 430 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FRN CA | 6 |
| GEESE | 479 |
| GRA BU | 56 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 9,177 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 614 |
| HOUSES | 428 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 28 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 64 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 397 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 84 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 153 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 64 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 30 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 21 |
| HOUSES W | 427 |
| INF 11 A | 24 |
| MD FEM | 422 |
| MD MALE | 423 |
| MD TOT | 845 |
| MILK COWS | 1,374 |
| NAME CD | Carleton |
| OC F | 25 |
| OC P | 355 |
| OC TOT | 380 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 892 |
| OTHERS | 2,376 |
| SHEEP | 2,169 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,295 |
| SILOS | 3 |
| SUP AM | 18,887 |
| SUP FOR | 27,876 |
| SUP JV | 84 |
| SUP PAT | 4,786 |
| SUP SC | 14,017 |
| SUP TOT | 46,763 |
| SWINE | 330 |
| SWINE KS | 573 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 429 |
| TUR AC | 18 |
| TUR BU | 3,213 |
| TURKEY | 570 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 59 |
| WID MALE | 24 |
| WID TOT | 83 |
| WORKING OX | 25 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB012002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB023002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365787
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brighton_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Brighton
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 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). "Brighton, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/brighton-nb012002-1891/.