Brighton is a village located mostly in Macoupin County and partially in Jersey County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the village had a population of 2,221. Brighton is noted for its local heritage museum.
Brighton currently has two restaurants and one traffic signal.
Geography
Brighton is located in southwestern Macoupin County and eastern Jersey County. The village center and most of its area are within Macoupin County. Some rural residents of Madison County have Brighton mailing addresses.
Illinois Routes 111 and 267 pass jointly through the west side of the village, leading north to Medora and south to Godfrey. Carlinville, the Macoupin county seat, is to the northeast, while Jerseyville, the Jersey county seat, is to the northwest.
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Brighton has a total area of , of which (or 98.01%) is land and (or 1.99%) is water.
Demographics
Brighton is a part of the Metro East region of the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area.
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Brighton had a population of 2,221. The median age was 40.5 years. 22.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 92.5 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 868 households in Brighton and 606 families residing in the village. Of all households, 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 52.6% were married-couple households, 16.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 25.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The population density was , and there were 927 housing units at an average density of . Of the housing units, 6.4% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.8% and the rental vacancy rate was 2.7%.
- Although the state is never explicitly said, a map within the show suggests that The Ghost and Molly McGee, a 2021 Disney Channel show, is set in this version of Brighton. Series co-creator Bill Motz revealed that the quad cities in the area of Illinois and Iowa were the inspiration for the show's setting.