Brighton

town in Monroe County, New York, USA
Place town_of_new_york Q3644692
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Brighton

Summary

Brighton is a town of New York[1]. Brighton draws 371 Wikipedia views per month (town_of_new_york category, ranking #14 of 48).[2]

Key Facts

  • Brighton is located in Monroe County[3].
  • Brighton is in the country of United States[4].
  • Brighton's instance of is recorded as town of New York[5].
  • Brighton's shares border with is recorded as Rochester[6].
  • Brighton's shares border with is recorded as Chili[7].
  • Brighton's shares border with is recorded as Henrietta[8].
  • Brighton's shares border with is recorded as Pittsford[9].
  • Brighton's shares border with is recorded as Penfield[10].
  • Brighton's shares border with is recorded as Irondequoit[11].
  • Brighton's postal code is recorded as 14610-14618-14620-14623-14625[12].
  • Brighton's Commons category is recorded as Brighton, Monroe County, New York[13].
  • Brighton's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone[14].
  • Brighton's local dialing code is recorded as 585[15].
  • March 25, 1814 marks the founding of Brighton[16].
  • Brighton's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 43.1233, 'lon': -77.5681}[17].
  • Brighton's official website is recorded as http://www.townofbrighton.org/[18].
  • Brighton's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Brighton, Monroe County, New York[19].
  • Brighton has a population of {'amount': '+36609'}[20].
  • Brighton has a population of {'amount': '+37137'}[21].
  • Brighton's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Town of Brighton'}[22].
  • Brighton's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Brighton'}[23].
  • Brighton's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+15401'}[24].
  • Brighton's different from is recorded as Brighton[25].
  • Brighton sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+493'}[26].
  • Brighton sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+137'}[27].

Body

Geography

Brighton is in the country of United States[4]. Brighton is located in Monroe County[3].

Physical Characteristics

Brighton covers an area of {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+15.58'}[28]. Elevations include {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+493'}[26] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+137'}[27]. Population counts include {'amount': '+36609'}[20] and {'amount': '+37137'}[21].

Designation and Status

Brighton's instance of is recorded as town of New York[5].

History and Context

March 25, 1814 marks the founding of Brighton[16].

Why It Matters

Brighton draws 371 Wikipedia views per month (town_of_new_york category, ranking #14 of 48).[2] Brighton has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Brighton is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . Geographic Names Information System. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . townofbrighton.org. townofbrighton.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . Geographic Names Information System. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . On the origin of the names of places in Monroe County, New York. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Monroe County
    Official website http://www.townofbrighton.org/
    Inception
    Coordinate location {'lat': 43.1233, 'lon': -77.5681}
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46950|batch #46950]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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