Brighton, Michigan

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The city of Brighton is located in Livingston County.

Brighton is 280 feet [85.34 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Brighton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Brighton can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Brighton had a population of 6,701 people^<3> (or 4.23% of the total population of Livingston County). The population of Brighton represented 0.07% of the total of Michigan, making it the state's 125th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Brighton had a population of 7,204 people. This is an increase of 7.51% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Brighton.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<4>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Ann Arbor	S	17 mi [27.36 km]	114,386	0.32% increase
	Fenton	N	18 mi [28.97 km]	11,678	10.36% increase
	Howell	NW	9 mi [14.48 km]	9,694	5% increase
	Milford	NE	10 mi [16.09 km]	6,482	3.35% increase
	Northville	SE	16 mi [25.75 km]	5,996	7.17% decrease
	Novi	E	15 mi [24.14 km]	54,054	14.07% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Brighton.

Websites for Brighton

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The Commemorative Quarter for Michigan<5>

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Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Brighton. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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