Brighton, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Brighton was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,496. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365787. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.330°N, 67.363°W.
Population
In 1881, Brighton had a population of 2,496: 1,275 male and 1,221 female residents. Population density was 12.1 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Brighton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 418 |
| Number of families | 418 |
| Number of females | 1,221 |
| Number of males | 1,275 |
| Number of married females | 413 |
| Number of married males | 412 |
| Number of married persons | 825 |
| Number of widowed females | 47 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 75 |
| POP TOT | 2,496 |
| Total population | 2,496 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 761 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 835 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,596 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 14 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 408 |
| Number of occupied houses | 408 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,471 |
| Acres of potatoes | 353 |
| Acres of wheat | 676 |
| BAR BU | 473 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 473 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 36,507 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 151 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 489 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 74,866 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 960 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,617 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 47,593 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 130 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 10,530 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 18,574 |
| BWT BU | 36,507 |
| CRN BU | 489 |
| HAY AC | 3,471 |
| HAY TONS | 3,523 |
| OAT BU | 74,866 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,617 |
| POT AC | 353 |
| POT BU | 47,593 |
| RYE BU | 130 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,523 |
| WHT AC | 676 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,530 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 761 |
| C UNMD M | 835 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,596 |
| D OCC | 408 |
| FEMALE | 1,221 |
| GRA BU | 151 |
| H CON | 14 |
| H INHAB | 408 |
| H UNINH | 18 |
| MALE | 1,275 |
| MD F | 413 |
| MD M | 412 |
| MD TOT | 825 |
| NUMBER CD | 31 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 960 |
| TUR BU | 18,574 |
| WID F | 47 |
| WID M | 28 |
| WID TOT | 75 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB031010— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/brighton-nb031010-1881/.