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 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 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,382 total population, 1,229 males, 1,153 females, 845 married persons, 430 families, 423 married males, 422 married females, 83 widowed persons, 59 widowed females, 24 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,454 single persons under 18, 782 single males under 18, 672 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,376 persons who are not French Canadian, 6 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 429 occupied houses, 428 houses, 427 houses built of wood, 397 houses of 1 story, 153 houses of 3 rooms, 84 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 64 houses of 2 rooms, 64 houses of 4 rooms, 30 houses of 2 stories, 28 houses of 5 rooms, 21 uninhabited houses, 19 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 11 houses of 1 room, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 129,594 pounds of homemade butter, 72,579 bushels of oats, 46,763 acres of land in farms, 27,876 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 26,375 bushels of buckwheat, 24,139 bushels of potatoes, 18,887 acres of improved land in farms, 14,017 acres of farmland under crops, 9,831 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 9,177 chickens, 5,601 tons of hay, 4,786 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,060 acres of hay crops, 3,213 bushels of turnips, 2,541 bushels of spring wheat, 2,399 acres of oats, 2,169 sheep, 1,374 milk cows, 1,295 sheep slaughtered or sold, 892 other cattle, 790 bushels of barley, 614 horses aged over 3 years, 593 cattle killed or sold, 573 swine slaughtered or sold, 570 turkeys, 479 geese, 462 bushels of beans, 380 occupants of farms, 355 farm occupants who own their land, 354 bushels of corn, 330 swine, 242 bushels of peas, 241 horses aged 3 years and under, 223 acres of potatoes, 192 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 163 acres of wheat, 155 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 115 ducks, 92 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 84 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 56 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 43 acres of barley, 39 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 33 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 25 farm occupants who rent their land, 25 oxen, 24 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 18 acres of turnips, 11 bushels of rye, Capacity of silos (tons): 3. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.