Editing Brighton, Tennessee

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|population_total         = 2888
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|postal_code              = 38011
|area_code                = [[Area code 901|901]]
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'''Brighton''' is a town in [[Tipton County, Tennessee]], United States. The population was 2,735 at the 2010 census.<ref>Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, [https://www.tn.gov/ecd/pdf/StateProfile/2011certpop.pdf Certified Population of Tennessee Incorporated Municipalities and Counties] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140630192652/https://www.tn.gov/ecd/pdf/StateProfile/2011certpop.pdf |date=June 30, 2014 }}, State of Tennessee official website, July 14, 2011. Retrieved: December 6, 2013.</ref>

==History==
{{unreferenced section|date=December 2018}}
Brighton was established in the year 1873, along the newly completed tracts of the Memphis and Paducah Railroad upon the lands of A. W. Smith, Sr. who gave the initial five acres for the Depot grounds. The new town was named for Mr. Bright, the first conductor on the Memphis Division of the said road.

The new town grew quickly. By the late 1870s, Brighton had two dry goods stores, three grocery stores, two saloons, two blacksmith shops, two wagon shops, one brick yard, one steam saw and grist mill, one steam cotton gin, a Baptist church, two physicians, and a population of approximately 100.

In 1883, the veterans of the 7th Tennessee Cavalry, Confederate States of America made Brighton the permanent site of their annual reunion. At Brighton, the veterans reunion took on new dimensions and it grew into a reunion of all Confederate veterans of Tipton County and the surrounding region. Over the years, attendance of this annual August event grew, peaking at 15,000 in 1897. The Tipton County Confederate Veterans Reunion, as it came to be known, continued to be held at Brighton until 1940.

Brighton was incorporated by the Tennessee General Assembly in 1913 and the town today continues to operate under the same charter.

==Notable person==
*[[Betty Jean Grant]] - [[Erie County, New York]] legislator

==Geography==
Brighton is located at {{coord|35|28|58|N|89|43|25|W|type:city}} (35.482847, -89.723563).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|2.7|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 104
|1890= 214
|1920= 265
|1930= 297
|1940= 299
|1950= 306
|1960= 652
|1970= 952
|1980= 976
|1990= 717
|2000= 1719
|2010= 2735
|2020= 2888
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="GR9">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=March 4, 2012|title=Census of Population and Housing: Decennial Censuses}}</ref><ref name=CensusPopEst>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=December 11, 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archivedate=June 11, 2013}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:47&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 15, 2022}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Brighton racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4708500&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 8, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|2,110
|73.06%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|469
|16.24%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|4
|0.14%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|17
|0.59%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|2
|0.07%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|183
|6.34%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|103
|3.57%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 2,888 people, 987 households, and 723 families residing in the town.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,719 people, 596 households, and 470 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|627.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 628 housing units at an average density of {{convert|229.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 77.20% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 20.65% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.23% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.47% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.23% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.16% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.34% of the population.

There were 596 households, out of which 49.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 17.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.1% were non-families. 18.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 36.2% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 34.0% from 25 to 44, 13.3% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $43,510, and the median income for a family was $46,538. Males had a median income of $36,012 versus $25,789 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $15,432. About 7.8% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.6% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Brighton Public Schools are part of [[Tipton County Schools]]. The Tipton County School District has eight elementary schools, five middle schools and three high schools.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.greatschools.org/tennessee/covington/Tipton-County-School-District/|title=Tipton County School District |publisher= GreatSchools Inc.|accessdate=June 22, 2012}}</ref>

Dr. John Combs is the Director of Schools.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.tipton-county.com/
|title=Tipton County Schools|publisher= Tipton County Schools|accessdate=June 22, 2012}}</ref>

Schools located in Brighton include:
*Brighton Elementary School
*Brighton Middle School
*Brighton High School

==References==

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==External links==
{{Commons category|Brighton, Tennessee}}
*[http://www.townofbrighton.com/ Official site]
*[http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/CHARTERS.nsf/0/17A827288EE3B358852568CC0061DAF6/$File/Brighton.cht.pdf?OpenElement Town charter] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304192457/http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/CHARTERS.nsf/0/17A827288EE3B358852568CC0061DAF6/$File/Brighton.cht.pdf?OpenElement |date=March 4, 2016 }}

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{{Tipton County, Tennessee}}

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[[Category:Towns in Tipton County, Tennessee]]
[[Category:Towns in Tennessee]]
[[Category:Memphis metropolitan area]]