Brighton, Village, Ontario (1871 census)
Brighton, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,357. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2925383. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.039°N, 77.740°W.
Population
In 1871, Brighton, Village had a population of 1,357: 680 male and 677 female residents. Population density was 208.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,182 |
| 1871 | 1,357 |
| 1881 | 1,547 |
| 1891 | 1,479 |
| 1901 | 1,378 |
| 1911 | 1,320 |
| 1921 | 1,411 |
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 contained Brighton, Village, 1861 (15.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Brighton, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 263 |
| Number of females | 677 |
| Number of males | 680 |
| Number of married females | 235 |
| Number of married males | 234 |
| Number of married persons | 469 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 53 |
| Total population | 1,357 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 403 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 432 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 835 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 258 |
| Number of occupied houses | 258 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,680 |
| BWT BU | 2,052 |
| CRN BU | 3,669 |
| HAY AC | 493 |
| HAY TONS | 608 |
| OAT BU | 3,182 |
| PEA BU | 1,807 |
| POT AC | 55 |
| POT BU | 7,852 |
| RYE BU | 557 |
| Total area (acres) | 2,670 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,627 |
| WHT WTR BU | 200 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 201 |
| AREA | 2,670 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 122 |
| CD | 55 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 263 |
| FEMALE | 677 |
| GRA BU | 10 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 258 |
| INHABITED | 258 |
| MALE | 680 |
| MARRIED F | 235 |
| MARRIED M | 234 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 469 |
| POPULATION | 1,357 |
| ROOT BU | 798 |
| SINGLE F | 403 |
| SINGLE M | 432 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 835 |
| TUR BU | 94 |
| UNINHABITED | 3 |
| WIDOWED F | 39 |
| WIDOWED M | 14 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 53 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON055004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2925383
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brighton,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brighton_(Ontario)
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, Village, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brighton-village-on055004-1871/.