Brighton, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Brighton was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,876. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365787. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.330°N, 67.363°W.
Population
In 1871, Brighton had a population of 1,876: 1,001 male and 875 female residents. Population density was 9.1 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).
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1861 (0.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Brighton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 310 |
| Number of females | 875 |
| Number of males | 1,001 |
| Number of married females | 289 |
| Number of married males | 290 |
| Number of married persons | 579 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 58 |
| Total population | 1,876 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 551 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 688 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,239 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 294 |
| Number of occupied houses | 296 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 70 |
| BWT BU | 25,024 |
| CRN BU | 1,043 |
| HAY AC | 2,664 |
| HAY TONS | 2,240 |
| OAT BU | 53,141 |
| PEA BU | 277 |
| POT AC | 286 |
| POT BU | 37,994 |
| RYE BU | 368 |
| Total area (acres) | 123,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,304 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 251 |
| AREA | 123,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 8 |
| BEN BU | 406 |
| CD | 180 |
| CSD | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 310 |
| FEMALE | 875 |
| GRA BU | 62 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 296 |
| INHABITED | 294 |
| MALE | 1,001 |
| MARRIED F | 289 |
| MARRIED M | 290 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 579 |
| POPULATION | 1,876 |
| ROOT BU | 473 |
| SHANTIES | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 551 |
| SINGLE M | 688 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,239 |
| TUR BU | 6,152 |
| UNINHABITED | 14 |
| WIDOWED F | 35 |
| WIDOWED M | 23 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 58 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB180010— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/brighton-nb180010-1871/.