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.
Brigham | |
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Municipality | |
Brigham Location in southern Quebec. | |
Coordinates: 45°15′N 72°51′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) | J2K 4K4 |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways | Route 104 Route 139 |
Website | www |
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.
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) | 42.0 (M: 42.7, F: 41.5) |
Total private dwellings | 955 | 1,071 |
Median household income | $54,214 |
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Canada Census Mother Tongue - Brigham, Quebec[9] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011 |
2,445 |
2,065 | 8.5% | 84.46% | 300 | 26.8% | 12.27% | 35 | 0.0% | 1.43% | 45 | 30.8% | 1.84% | |||||
2006 |
2,400 |
1,890 | 1.6% | 78.75% | 410 | 34.1% | 17.08% | 35 | 41.7% | 1.46% | 65 | 7.7% | 2.71% | |||||
2001 |
2,250 |
1,860 | 3.4% | 82.67% | 270 | 23.9% | 12.00% | 60 | n/a% | 2.67% | 60 | 75.0% | 2.67% | |||||
1996 |
2,295 |
1,925 | n/a | 83.88% | 355 | n/a | 15.47% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 15 | n/a | 0.65% |
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.
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Townships | Bedford |
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