Brigham, Quebec

Brigham
Municipality
Balthazar Covered Bridge in Brigham.
Location within Brome-Missisquoi RCM.
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 [2][3]
• Mayor	Steven Neil
• Federal riding	Brome—Missisquoi
• Prov. riding	Brome-Missisquoi
Area [2][4]
• Total	88.40 km^2 (34.13 sq mi)
• Land	87.08 km^2 (33.62 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[4]
• Total	2,457
• Density	28.2/km^2 (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	R-104 R-139
Website	www.brigham.ca

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

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

Population

Canada census – Brigham community profile

	2021	2011
Population	2,282 (-1.0% from 2016)	2,457 (+2.0% from 2006)
Land area	86.92 km^2 (33.56 sq mi)	87.08 km^2 (33.62 sq mi)
Population density	26.3/km^2 (68/sq mi)	28.2/km^2 (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

References: 2021^[5] 2011^[6] earlier^[7][8]

Historical Census Data - Brigham, Quebec^[9]

Year Pop. ±% 1991 2,284 —     1996 2,290 +0.3%

Year Pop. ±% 2001 2,250 −1.7% 2006 2,408 +7.0%

Year Pop. ±% 2011 2,457 +2.0%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Brigham, Quebec[9]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
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%

Attractions

The Brigham area is home to two covered bridges, one of which was totally restored in 2001. The village centre is home to the neo-Renaissance Brigham Manor, built in 1865. Brigham is referenced in the 1938 film Love Finds Andy Hardy.

See also

• List of anglophone communities in Quebec
• List of municipalities in Quebec
• 2005 Brigham municipal election

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 98698". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "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.
3. "Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BROME--MISSISQUOI (Quebec)". Archived from the original on 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
4. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Brigham, Quebec
5. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
6. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
7. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
8. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
9. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census