Brighton (Ontario)
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| Province : | Ontario | ||
| County : | Northumberland County | ||
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 7 ′ N , 77 ° 46 ′ W | ||
| Area : | 222.76 km² | ||
| Residents : | 11,844 (as of 2016) | ||
| Population density : | 53.2 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 ) | ||
| Postal code : | K0K | ||
| Area code : | +1 613 | ||
| Mayor : | Mark Walas | ||
| Website : | www.brighton.ca | ||
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Brighton is a Canadian city in Northumberland County in the Province of Ontario with 11,844 inhabitants (2016).
Geography and infrastructure
Brighton is on the north shore of Lake Ontario . The Ontario Highway 2 and Ontario Highway 401 highways run through the city . Toronto is 140 kilometers to the southeast.
history
Loyalists settled in the area from 1796 and named the place, based on Brighton in the county of East Sussex, also Brighton. The place quickly developed into a small trading center for various industrial goods. Due to the favorable climatic conditions, agriculture, in particular the operation of apple tree plantations, became the dominant branch of the economy. A large number of different cultivated apple varieties were grown, new apple flavors were bred and distributed worldwide. When other regions also planted apple orchards and were able to produce more cheaply in some areas, the areas in Brighton were partly used for other agricultural products. The tradition of apple cultivation is remembered as part of an annual Apple Festival in autumn . In some farms, 40 different apple varieties are still cultivated and harvested.
Due to the natural beauty and abundance of bird species in the Presqu'ile Provincial Park , which begins southwest of Brighton, and the Bay of Quinte to the east, tourism is becoming increasingly important and the city is often visited by ornithologists .
sons and daughters of the town
- Dave O'Brien (* 1962), former ice hockey player
Individual evidence
Web links
- applefest - The History of Applefest in Encyclopedia of Canada
- Find the apple of your eye at Cricklewood Farm In: Northumberland News.com, August 21, 2017