Brighton, Ontario (1911 census)
Brighton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,439. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.108°N, 77.755°W.
Population
In 1911, Brighton had a population of 2,439: 1,219 male and 1,220 female residents. Population density was 30.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 3,017 |
| 1901 | 2,774 |
| 1911 | 2,439 |
| 1921 | 2,247 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 51,000 area in acres, 2,439 total population, 1,220 females in the population, 1,219 males in the population, 614 single (never-married) males, 599 families, 582 single (never-married) females, 569 married males, 568 married females, 79.69 area in square miles, 65 widowed females, 34 widowed males, 30.61 population per square mile, 5 females with marital status not given, 2 males with marital status not given. 2,774 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,130 persons of British origin (English), 640 persons of British origin (Irish), 255 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 239 persons of German origin, 92 persons of Dutch origin, 79 persons of French origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). 1 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,745 Methodists, 188 Presbyterians, 171 Roman Catholics, 151 Anglicans (Church of England), 83 Baptists, 51 Friends (Quakers), 26 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 16 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 2 Disciples of Christ, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Salvation Army adherents, 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 591 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON101001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132002_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brighton-on101001-1911/.