Brighton, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Brighton, VL was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,320. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2925383. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.047°N, 77.741°W.
Population
In 1911, Brighton, VL had a population of 1,320: 690 male and 630 female residents. Population density was 304.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,320 |
| 1921 | 1,411 |
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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,378 |
| POP F | 630 |
| POP M | 690 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 304.85 |
| POP TOT | 1,320 |
Other recorded variables (36 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 163 |
| AREA ACRES | 2,775 |
| AREA SQ MI | 4.33 |
| BAPTISTS | 119 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 782 |
| BRIT IRISH | 159 |
| BRIT OTHER | 4 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 99 |
| CHINESE | 2 |
| CHRISTIANS | 1 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DISCIPLES | 1 |
| DUTCH | 48 |
| DWELLINGS | 367 |
| F DIVORCED | 19 |
| F MARRIED | 297 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 7 |
| F SINGLE | 255 |
| F WIDOWED | 52 |
| FAMILIES | 375 |
| FRENCH | 17 |
| GERMAN | 53 |
| ITALIAN | 65 |
| JEWISH | 5 |
| JEWS | 5 |
| M MARRIED | 332 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 5 |
| M SINGLE | 319 |
| M WIDOWED | 34 |
| METHODISTS | 645 |
| MORMONS | 5 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 258 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 117 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 4 |
| SWISS | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 85 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON101007— 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 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, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brighton-vl-on101007-1911/.