Brighton

city in and county seat of Adams County, Colorado, United States
Organization city_in_the_united_states Q252949
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Brighton

Summary

Brighton is a city in the United States[1]. Brighton ranks in the top 7% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (309 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Brighton is located in Adams County[3].
  • Brighton is in the country of United States[4].
  • Brighton's instance of is recorded as city in the United States[5].
  • Brighton's instance of is recorded as county seat[6].
  • Brighton's postal code is recorded as 80601[7].
  • Brighton's postal code is recorded as 80602[8].
  • Brighton's postal code is recorded as 80603[9].
  • Brighton's Commons category is recorded as Brighton, Colorado[10].
  • Brighton's located in time zone is recorded as Mountain Time Zone[11].
  • January 1, 1887 marks the founding of Brighton[12].
  • Brighton's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.9742, 'lon': -104.81}[13].
  • Brighton's official website is recorded as http://www.brightonco.gov[14].
  • Brighton's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Brighton, Colorado[15].
  • Brighton has a population of {'amount': '+33352'}[16].
  • Brighton has a population of {'amount': '+40083'}[17].
  • Brighton's office held by head of government is recorded as Mayor of Brighton, Colorado[18].
  • Brighton's capital of is recorded as Adams County[19].
  • Brighton's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Brighton'}[20].
  • Brighton's category for people born here is recorded as Q8049943[21].
  • Brighton's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+11861'}[22].
  • Brighton's different from is recorded as Brighton[23].
  • Brighton sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1519'}[24].
  • Brighton covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+55.550971'}[25].
  • Brighton covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+52.502929'}[26].
  • Brighton's water as percent of area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+1.4241'}[27].

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Founding

January 1, 1887 marks the founding of Brighton[12].

Identity

Brighton's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Brighton'}[20].

Why It Matters

Brighton ranks in the top 7% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (309 views/month).[2] Brighton has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Brighton is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Mxn · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of Q138812596
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  2. 28d ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of city in the United States, county seat
    Category for people born here Q8049943
    Different from Brighton
    Inception +1887-01-01T00:00:00Z
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