Brighton, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Brighton, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,547. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2925383. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.039°N, 77.740°W.
Population
In 1881, Brighton, Village had a population of 1,547: 738 male and 809 female residents. Population density was 240.0 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Brighton, Village, 1891 (15.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Brighton, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 331 |
| Number of families | 331 |
| Number of females | 809 |
| Number of males | 738 |
| Number of married females | 274 |
| Number of married males | 272 |
| Number of married persons | 546 |
| Number of widowed females | 64 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 75 |
| POP TOT | 1,547 |
| Total population | 1,547 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 471 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 455 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 926 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 325 |
| Number of occupied houses | 325 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 406 |
| Acres of potatoes | 91 |
| Acres of wheat | 239 |
| BAR BU | 8,364 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 8,364 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,426 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,954 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,005 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,022 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,806 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,496 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 315 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,970 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 846 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 249 |
| BWT BU | 1,426 |
| CRN BU | 4,954 |
| HAY AC | 406 |
| HAY TONS | 524 |
| OAT BU | 7,005 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,806 |
| POT AC | 91 |
| POT BU | 11,496 |
| RYE BU | 315 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 524 |
| WHT AC | 239 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,970 |
| WHT WTR BU | 249 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 471 |
| C UNMD M | 455 |
| C UNMD TOT | 926 |
| D OCC | 325 |
| FEMALE | 809 |
| GRA BU | 45 |
| H CON | 8 |
| H INHAB | 325 |
| H UNINH | 25 |
| MALE | 738 |
| MD F | 274 |
| MD M | 272 |
| MD TOT | 546 |
| NUMBER CD | 123 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,022 |
| TUR BU | 846 |
| WID F | 64 |
| WID M | 11 |
| WID TOT | 75 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON123004— 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 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, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brighton-village-on123004-1881/.