Brighton, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Brighton was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,605. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365787. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.330°N, 67.363°W.
Population
In 1911, Brighton had a population of 2,605: 1,365 male and 1,240 female residents. Population density was 12.6 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).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Hartland, T-V, 1921 (1.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Brighton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 2,788 |
| POP F | 1,240 |
| POP M | 1,365 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 13.03 |
| POP TOT | 2,605 |
Other recorded variables (32 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 17 |
| ANGLICANS | 98 |
| AREA ACRES | 128,000 |
| AREA SQ MI | 200 |
| BAPTISTS | 2,221 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 1,488 |
| BRIT IRISH | 412 |
| BRIT OTHER | 13 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 459 |
| CHINESE | 2 |
| DUTCH | 126 |
| DWELLINGS | 488 |
| F MARRIED | 479 |
| F SINGLE | 680 |
| F WIDOWED | 81 |
| FAMILIES | 495 |
| FRENCH | 77 |
| GERMAN | 9 |
| JEWISH | 5 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 499 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 10 |
| M SINGLE | 814 |
| M WIDOWED | 41 |
| METHODISTS | 110 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 79 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 65 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 2 |
| SWISS | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 11 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB025002— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/brighton-nb025002-1911/.