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 25.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,725 |
| 1861 | 3,713 |
| 1871 | 3,734 |
| 1881 | 3,470 |
| 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 2,774 |
| POP F | 1,220 |
| POP M | 1,219 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 30.61 |
| POP TOT | 2,439 |
Other recorded variables (32 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 151 |
| AREA ACRES | 51,000 |
| AREA SQ MI | 79.69 |
| BAPTISTS | 83 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 1,130 |
| BRIT IRISH | 640 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 255 |
| CHRISTIANS | 26 |
| DISCIPLES | 2 |
| DUTCH | 92 |
| DWELLINGS | 591 |
| F MARRIED | 568 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 5 |
| F SINGLE | 582 |
| F WIDOWED | 65 |
| FAMILIES | 599 |
| FRENCH | 79 |
| FRIENDS | 51 |
| GERMAN | 239 |
| M MARRIED | 569 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| M SINGLE | 614 |
| M WIDOWED | 34 |
| METHODISTS | 1,745 |
| MORMONS | 1 |
| NEGRO | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 188 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 171 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 16 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON101001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132002— 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/.