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A town of 1,351 people in Franklin County, New York
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Town in New York, United States
1,174Population
83 sq miArea
1,880 ftElevation

Brighton is a town in Franklin County, New York, United States. The population was 1,435 at the 2010 census. 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.

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