Brigham, Quebec
Brigham | |
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 Balthazar Covered Bridge in Brigham. | |
 Location within Brome-Missisquoi RCM. | |
  Brigham Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 45°15′N 72°51′W / 45.250°N 72.850°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| RCM | Brome-Missisquoi |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Steven Neil |
| • Federal riding | Brome—Missisquoi |
| • Prov. riding | Brome-Missisquoi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 88.40 km2 (34.13 sq mi) |
| • Land | 87.08 km2 (33.62 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[4] | |
| • Total | 2,457 |
| • Density | 28.2/km2 (73/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  2.0% |
| • Dwellings | 1,071 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |  R-104  R-139 |
| Website | www |
Brigham is a municipality located in the province of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 2,457. Part of the Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Estrie, the municipality is west of Cowansville and close to Bromont.
History[edit]
Founded in 1855, its name became Adamsville in 1961, in honour of George Adams, owner of the land on which the church was founded in 1873. In 1980, there was a further name-change in favour of Brigham – this time to pay homage to Erratus Oakley Brigham, owner of the town's largest business (a brick factory) throughout the mid-19th century.
Demographics[edit]
Population[edit]
| 2021 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 2,282 (-1.0% from 2016) | 2,457 (+2.0% from 2006) |
| Land area | 86.92 km2 (33.56 sq mi) | 87.08 km2 (33.62 sq mi) |
| Population density | 26.3/km2 (68/sq mi) | 28.2/km2 (73/sq mi) |
| Median age | 46.4 (M: 46.4, F: 46.0) | 42.0 (M: 42.7, F: 41.5) |
| Private dwellings | 1,027 (total) 958 (occupied) | 1,071 (total) |
| Median household income | $76,000 | $54,214 |
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Language[edit]
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Brigham, Quebec[9] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Census | Total | French
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English
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French & English
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Other
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011
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2,445
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2,065 | 8.5%
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84.46% | 300 |  26.8%
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12.27% | 35 |  0.0%
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1.43% | 45 | 30.8%
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1.84% | |||||
2006
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2,400
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1,890 | 1.6%
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78.75% | 410 | 34.1%
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17.08% | 35 | 41.7%
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1.46% | 65 | 7.7%
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2.71% | |||||
2001
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2,250
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1,860 | 3.4%
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82.67% | 270 | 23.9%
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12.00% | 60 | n/a%
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2.67% | 60 | 75.0%
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2.67% | |||||
1996
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2,295
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1,925 | n/a | 83.88% | 355 | n/a | 15.47% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 15 | n/a | 0.65% | |||||
Attractions[edit]
The Brigham area is home to two covered bridges, one of which was totally restored in 2001. The neo-Renaissance Brigham Manor, built in 1865, is now a dazzling hotel. Brigham is referenced in the 1938 film Love Finds Andy Hardy.
See also[edit]
- List of anglophone communities in Quebec
- List of municipalities in Quebec
- 2005 Brigham municipal election
References[edit]
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 98698". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Brigham". Archived from the original on 2012-01-14. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
- ^ "Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BROME--MISSISQUOI (Quebec)". Archived from the original on 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
- ^ a b 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Brigham, Quebec
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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