Brighton, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Brighton was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,770. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365787. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.331°N, 67.360°W.
Population
In 1921, Brighton had a population of 1,770: 921 male and 849 female residents. Population density was 8.7 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Brighton 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 | 849 |
| POP M | 921 |
| POP TOT | 1,770 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 54 |
| BAPTISTS | 1,594 |
| BRIT BORN F | 14 |
| BRIT BORN M | 14 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,346 |
| BRIT IRISH | 208 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 182 |
| CAN BORN F | 813 |
| CAN BORN M | 890 |
| CHRISTIANS | 19 |
| EUR DUTCH | 15 |
| EUR FRENCH | 7 |
| EUR GERMAN | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 10 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 22 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 17 |
| LUTHERANS | 4 |
| METHODISTS | 19 |
| OTHER SECTS | 17 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 21 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 40 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB023002— 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 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). "Brighton, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/brighton-nb023002-1921/.