Editing Bright, Indiana

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'''Bright''' is an unincorporated community and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Dearborn County, Indiana|Dearborn County]], [[Indiana]], United States. The population was 5,814 at the 2020 census.

==History==
A post office was established at Bright in 1847, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Dearborn | title=Dearborn County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=31 August 2014 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903102005/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Dearborn | archivedate=3 September 2014 }}</ref>

At least since the 1980s, Bright has been transformed from a small town to an exurb of [[Cincinnati]].<ref>{{cite book| last=Communications| first=Emmis| title=Cincinnati Magazine| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K-sCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA62| date=December 1989| publisher=Emmis Communications| page=62| issn=0746-8210}}</ref>

==Geography==
Bright is located in northeastern Dearborn County in [[Logan Township, Dearborn County, Indiana|Logan]], [[Harrison Township, Dearborn County, Indiana|Harrison]], and [[Miller Township, Dearborn County, Indiana|Miller]] townships. The eastern edge of the Bright CDP follows the Indiana–[[Ohio]] border. [[Harrison, Ohio]], is {{convert|4|mi|0}} to the northeast via Jamison Road, and downtown [[Cincinnati]] is {{convert|27|mi}} to the east.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Bright CDP has a total area of {{convert|32.6|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.05|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.15%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000= 5405
|2010= 5693
|2020= 5814
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 5,405 people, 1,770 households, and 1,493 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|377.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,811 housing units at an average density of {{convert|126.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.43% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.41% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.11% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.09% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.30% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.67% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.63% of the population.

There were 1,770 households, out of which 46.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.6% were non-families. 12.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.05 and the average family size was 3.36.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 31.7% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 6.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $63,813, and the median income for a family was $66,639. Males had a median income of $41,923 versus $27,917 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $22,401. About 1.6% of families and 1.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.8% of those under age 18 and 2.6% of those age 65 or over.

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{{Dearborn County, Indiana}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Dearborn County, Indiana]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Indiana]]