Brighton, New Brunswick (1901 census)
Brighton was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 2,788. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365787. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.330°N, 67.363°W.
Population
In 1901, Brighton had a population of 2,788: 1,455 male and 1,333 female residents. Population density was 13.5 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 1901
In the 1901 census, Brighton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 519 |
| Number of females | 1,333 |
| Number of males | 1,455 |
| Number of married females | 502 |
| Number of married males | 510 |
| Number of single females | 758 |
| Number of single males | 910 |
| Number of widowed females | 73 |
| Number of widowed males | 35 |
| POP F | 1,333 |
| POP M | 1,455 |
| POP TOT | 2,788 |
| Total population | 2,788 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 514 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 128,000 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 128,000 |
| FAMILIES | 519 |
| HOUSES | 514 |
| MARRIED F | 502 |
| MARRIED M | 510 |
| SINGLE F | 758 |
| SINGLE M | 910 |
| WIDOWED F | 73 |
| WIDOWED M | 35 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB014002— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/brighton-nb014002-1901/.