Brigham is a municipality located in the province of Quebec

Quebec

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, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census

Canada 2006 Census

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 was 2,408. Part of the Brome-Missisquoi

Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, Quebec

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 regional county municipality

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, in the administrative region of Montérégie

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, the municipality is west of Cowansville and close to Bromont

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History

Founded in 1855, its name became Adamsville in 1961, in honour of George Adams, owner of the land on which the church was founded in 1873. In 1980, there was a further name-change in favour of Brigham – this time to pay homage to Erratus Oakley Brigham, owner of the town's largest business (a brick factory) throughout the mid-19 th century.

Population

Population trend

Census	Population	Change (%)
2006	2,408	7.0%
2001	2,250	1.7%
1996	2,290	0.3%
1991	2,284	N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	1,890	78.75%
English only	410	17.08%
Both English and French	35	1.46%
Other languages	65	2.71%

Attractions

The Brigham area is home to two covered bridges, one of which was totally restored in 2001. The neo-Renaissance Brigham Manor, built in 1865, is now a dazzling hotel.