Brighton, Franklin County, New York

Brighton, New York
Brighton Town Hall, Benjamin A. Muncil, 1914
Brighton Town Hall, Benjamin A. Muncil, 1914
Brighton is located in New York
Brighton
Brighton
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 44°26′27″N 74°13′56″W / 44.44083°N 74.23222°W / 44.44083; -74.23222
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyFranklin
Named forBrighton, England
Government
 • TypeTown Council
 • Town SupervisorPeter Shrope (D)
 • Town Council
Members' List
Area
 • Total
83.00 sq mi (214.96 km2)
 • Land77.90 sq mi (201.75 km2)
 • Water5.10 sq mi (13.21 km2)
Elevation
1,880 ft (573 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
1,435
 • Estimate 
(2016)[2]
1,426
 • Density18.31/sq mi (7.07/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code36-08213
GNIS feature ID0978752
Websitetownofbrighton.net

Brighton is a town in Franklin County, New York, United States. The population was 1,435 at the 2010 census.[3] It was named after Brighton, England, by early surveyors in the region.

The town is in the southern part of the county and is inside the Adirondack Park. Paul Smith's College is in the community of Paul Smiths, a hamlet of Brighton.

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Brighton town, Franklin County, New York". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2016.

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