Bright is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Dearborn County, Indiana, United States. The population was 5,814 at the 2020 census.
History
A post office was established at Bright in 1847, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904.
At least since the 1980s, Bright has been transformed from a small town to an exurb of Cincinnati.
Geography
Bright is located in northeastern Dearborn County in Logan, Harrison, and Miller townships. The eastern edge of the Bright CDP follows the Indiana–Ohio border. Harrison, Ohio, is to the northeast via Jamison Road, and downtown Cincinnati is to the east.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Bright CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.15%, is water.
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Bright had a population of 5,814. The median age was 42.7 years. 23.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 106.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 105.2 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 2,197 households in Bright, of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 63.7% were married-couple households, 14.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 16.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.