Brighton, Kenosha County, Wisconsin

Brighton, Wisconsin
Town
Location of Brighton, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 42°36′55″N 88°7′21″W / 42.61528°N 88.12250°W / 42.61528; -88.12250
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Kenosha
Area
• Total	36.0 sq mi (93.2 km2)
• Land	35.8 sq mi (92.7 km2)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation	784 ft (239 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,450
• Density	40.5/sq mi (15.6/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	262
FIPS code	55-09635
GNIS feature ID	1582859

Brighton is a town in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,450 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Brighton and Klondike are located within the town.

The first settlers in Brighton, a Dr. Johnson and a Mr. Wightman, arrived almost simultaneously in 1838.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.0 square miles (93.2 km²), of which, 35.8 square miles (92.7 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²) of it (0.50%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,450 people, 504 households, and 402 families residing in the town. The population density was 40.5 people per square mile (15.6/km²). There were 524 housing units at an average density of 14.6 per square mile (5.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.24% White, 0.21% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.55% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.55% from other races, and 1.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.07% of the population.

There were 504 households out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.6% were married couples living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.2% were non-families. 15.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.4% 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 3.20.

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