Brighton Parish, New Brunswick

Brighton is a Canadian parish in Carleton County, New Brunswick.[2]

Brighton
Parish
Location within Carleton County, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 46.355°N 67.36°W / 46.355; -67.36
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyCarleton
Established1830
Area
 • Land509.67 km2 (196.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total1,735
 • Density3.4/km2 (9/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
 1.6%
 • Dwellings
814
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)

Its population in the 2016 Census was 1,735.[1]

Delineation

Brighton Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act[3] as being bounded:

South-east by the County line; south by Northampton Parish; westerly by the Saint John River, and northerly and northwesterly by a line commencing at the upper line of lot number sixty-one, granted to John Flanagan in the grant to William Turner and others, and its easterly prolongation, until it meets the rear line of the first tier of lots on the north side of the Becaguimec River; thence along the said rear line and its prolongation north-easterly to the Cold Stream; and thence following the centre of the same up stream to the southerly boundary of Aberdeen Parish; and thence easterly along the boundary of Aberdeen Parish to the County line.

Communities

Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold):

Demographics

See also

References
  1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Brighton, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  2. New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Brighton Parish
  3. "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  5. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Brighton Parish, New Brunswick



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