Brighton, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Brighton, VL was a village in 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 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 2,775 area in acres, 1,320 total population, 690 males in the population, 630 females in the population, 375 families, 332 married males, 319 single (never-married) males, 304.85 population per square mile, 297 married females, 255 single (never-married) females, 52 widowed females, 34 widowed males, 19 divorced females, 7 females with marital status not given, 5 males with marital status not given, 4.33 area in square miles. 1,378 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 782 persons of British origin (English), 159 persons of British origin (Irish), 99 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 65 persons of Italian origin, 53 persons of German origin, 48 persons of Dutch origin, 17 persons of French origin, 4 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Chinese origin, 1 persons of Swiss origin. 5 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 645 Methodists, 258 Presbyterians, 163 Anglicans (Church of England), 119 Baptists, 117 Roman Catholics, 85 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 5 Jews, 5 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 4 Salvation Army adherents, 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 367 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Fish Austin | 1850–1933 | born here |
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/.