Brighton, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
Brighton, VL was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,411. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2925383. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.047°N, 77.741°W.
Population
In 1921, Brighton, VL had a population of 1,411: 664 male and 747 female residents.
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 1921
In the 1921 census, Brighton, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 747 |
| POP M | 664 |
| POP TOT | 1,411 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 191 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 2 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 5 |
| BAPTISTS | 129 |
| BRETHREN | 8 |
| BRIT BORN F | 58 |
| BRIT BORN M | 55 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,126 |
| BRIT IRISH | 174 |
| BRIT OTHER | 3 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 81 |
| CAN BORN F | 675 |
| CAN BORN M | 592 |
| CHRISTIANS | 4 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| EUR DUTCH | 5 |
| EUR FRENCH | 9 |
| EUR GERMAN | 5 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 14 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 17 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 5 |
| METHODISTS | 725 |
| OTHER SECTS | 6 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 275 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 66 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON132013— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brighton-vl-on132013-1921/.