The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusBrighton Township is a township in Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 169 at the 2000 census. Brighton Township was organized in 1877, and named after Brighton, Kenosha County, Wisconsin.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 149 to 129 (-13%). Half of its homes were built before 1964.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Brighton yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
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No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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