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Population (year 2000): 2,196. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,324 (+5.8% change)
Males: 1,061 (48.3%), Females: 1,135 (51.7%)
Macoupin County
Zip code:
62012
Median resident age: 36.1 years
Median household income: $38,750 (year 2000)
Median house value: $74,100 (year 2000)
Races in Brighton:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (26.5%), English (14.0%),
Irish (11.5%), United States (9.5%), French (2.9%), Italian
(2.8%).
Elevation: 653 feet
Land area: 1.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Brighton
- High school or higher: 85.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
- Unemployed: 3.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 31.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Brighton village
- Never married: 19.6%
- Now married: 59.4%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 9.3%
- Divorced: 10.5%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -128 (-5.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Brighton:
- ALTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; ALTON, IL)
- ALTON MENTAL HEALTH CENTER (about 10 miles; ALTON,
IL)
- SAINT ANTHONY HEALTH CENTER (about 10 miles; ALTON,
IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Brighton:
- ST LOUIS REGIONAL (about 14 miles; ALTON/ST LOUIS,
IL; ID: ALN)
- LAMBERT-ST LOUIS INTL (about 26 miles; ST LOUIS, MO;
ID: STL)
- SCOTT AFB/MIDAMERICA (about 41 miles; BELLEVILLE,
IL; ID: BLV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Brighton:
- ST CHARLES COUNTY SMARTT (about 21 miles; ST
CHARLES, MO; ID: SET)
- ZELMER MEMORIAL AIRPARK INC (about 29 miles;
PALMYRA, IL; ID: 5K1)
- ST CHARLES (about 29 miles; ST CHARLES, MO; ID: 3SQ)
Amtrak station near Brighton:
- 10 miles: ALTON (3400 COLLEGE AVE.). Services:
ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, public
payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking,
free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Brighton:
- LEWIS AND CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles;
GODFREY, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,451)
- SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FLORISSANT VALLEY
(about 23 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,749)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 26
miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 10,038)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST LOUIS (about 26 miles; ST
LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 9,715)
- SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 29 miles;
ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 10,286)
- WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; ST LOUIS, MO;
FT enrollment: 10,939)
- SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FOREST PARK (about 30
miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,441)
Public primary/middle schools in Brighton:
- BRIGHTON NORTH ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 406;
Location: PO BOX 757; Grades: 02 - 06)
- BRIGHTON WEST ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 220;
Location: PO BOX 728; Grades: PK - 01)
Library in Brighton:
- BRIGHTON MEM. P.L. (Operating income:
$49,196; Location: 110 N. MAIN STREET; 8,966 books; 253
audio materials; 200 video materials; 1 serial
subscriptions)
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