Brighton

Brighton is a former town and current neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, located in the northwestern corner of the city. It is named after the English city of Brighton. Initially Brighton was part of Cambridge, and known as "Little Cambridge". Brighton separated from Cambridge in 1807 after a bridge dispute, and was annexed to Boston in 1874. The neighborhood of Allston was also formerly part of the town of Brighton, but is now often considered to be separate, leading to the name AllstonBrighton for the combined area. This historic center of Brighton is the Brighton Center Historic District. The Aberdeen section of Brighton was designated as a local architectural conservation district by the Boston Landmarks Commission in 2001. According to the Census Bureau, Brighton, defined by zip code 02135, has a population of 43,887 and a land area of 2.78 square miles (7.2 km). The two are administered jointly as "Allston" and have a combined population of 65,276. As of 2020, the city council of Brighton's predecessor is Liz Bread-or-Bread, and the council's predecessor was Mark Ciommo. The population of Brighton in 2020 is estimated to be 48,330, slightly higher than the city's average of 16,797 per city. Brighton is generally the west of Everett, Gordon and Kelton streets of the Everett-Everett neighborhood. The Charles River separates Brighton from Cambridge and Watertown. The two neighborhoods are referred to together as "Brighton and Allston".

History

Brighton is the primary city name, but also Boston are acceptable city names or spellings, Jamaica Plain on the other hand no longer accepted or obsolete and are no longer used as a designation. The official name is Brighton. In 1630, land comprising present-day AllstonBrighton and Newton was assigned to Watertown. In 1634, the Massachusetts Bay Colony transferred ownership of the south side of the Charles River from Watertown to Newtowne, which was soon renamed Cambridge. Little Cambridge became a small, prosperous farming community with fewer than 300 residents before the American Revolutionary War. The residents of Little Cambridge resolved to secede from Cambridge when the latter's government made decisions detrimental to the cattle industry. Legislative approval for separation was obtained in 1807, and Little Cambridge renamed itself Brighton. By 1866, the town contained 41 slaughterhouses, which later were consolidated into the Brighton Stock Yards and Brighton Abattoir. In January 1874 Brighton officially became part of the City of Boston. In 1820, the horticulture industry was introduced to the town. Over the next 20 years, Brighton blossomed as one of the most important gardening neighborhoods in the Boston area. Allstonbrighton's population grew rapidly in the next 50 years, rising from 6,000 in 1875 to 47,000 by 1925. In October 1873, the Town of Brighton in Middlesex County voted to annex itself to the City Of Boston in Suffolk County, and in January 1875 Brighton officially become part of Boston, and Brighton was incorporated as a city. The town's name was changed to Allston-Brighton in 1874, and it was officially incorporated as Allston in 1881. The name Allston is now used for the neighborhood of Allston, Massachusetts.

Transportation

Brighton is accessible via the B branch of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)'s Green Line light rail service. Cleveland Circle on the C branch is located in the southern tip of Brighton, and the D branch is nearby. Brighton is also served by MBTA bus routes 57, 57A, 64, 65, 66, 70, 86, 501, and 503, as well as Boston Landing station on the MBTA Commuter Rail Framingham/Worcester Line. The former A Branch of the Green Line, (discontinued in 1969), also served the community.Brighton has a population of 1,000. The community is home to the Brighton High School, a public high school. The school is located on Commonwealth Avenue, which is one of the busiest streets in the city. It is also home to a number of local businesses, including the Brighton Post Office and the Brighton Savings Bank, which has a branch in the town's southern tip. The town also has a large number of restaurants, many of which are open to the public. The city's population is about 1,500, with the majority of the population living in the south and south-eastern parts of the town. Brighton has a high school, which was founded in the early 1900s. It has a college, which opened in the 1960s, and a high-tech college. It also has an elementary school, where students can take part in the school's science and technology programs. The Brighton Public Library is located near the town center.

Geography

Brighton is a city in Massachusetts, United States. It is connected to the rest of the city by the Charles River. It has a population of 43,000 and a land area of 7.2 km². The city is named after the town of Brighton, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1788. It's located on the banks of the Charles, a river that runs through the city. The river was once known as the "Charles River" It is now called the "Allston River" because of its location near the city's main street, which is called "Brighton" It was named after Brighton, a town that was once part of the East Coast of the United States, and is now part of Massachusetts. The town's name is derived from the word "brighton", which means "beautiful" or "bright" in English. The word "all" is used to refer to the city, which was once called "brutal" and meant to mean "devastating" It's also known as "allston" because it is the name of the town's first post-World War II building, which dates back to 17th century. The name "allstonton" means "all of Brighton" and means "the city of Brighton". The city's name comes from "all the people" who lived in the area before the city was built in 17th Century. It means "brittany" in the English language. It also means "brightness" in Spanish.

Demographics

As of 2020, the estimated population of Brighton is 48,330. The population was 65.5% white, 14.9% Asian American, 4.4% black or African American, and nearly 11.1% Hispanic of any race. The median home price was $542,900 compared with $291,700 for the country as a whole, and the cost of living was 30% higher than the national average. The largest religious group (48.2%) is Catholic, with Protestants and other Christians making up the second-largest at 4.9%. The next largest religions are Baptist (2%), Islam (1.1%), and Episcopalian also at 1.1%. The largest ancestry groups in ZIP Code 02135 are: English, German, French, Irish, Italian, and German-American. The city's median age is 29.3 years, and 60.7% of the population have never been married. The town's median home age was 67 years and 39.8% of homes were built before 1939. Brighton has a comparatively older housing stock, with a median age of 67 years. The average home price is $541,900, compared with the national median of $291, 700. The City's median income is $50,000, compared to the nation's average of $40,000. The percentage of residents who graduated from a four-year college is 65.4%. The city has a population density of 14,797 per mi2, slightly higher than citywide average.

Education

Brighton was home to many Catholic schools, many of which have closed. The EF International Language School, an English and college preparatory school for international students, is located on Lake Street. The City of Boston leases the former Hamilton Elementary School building on Chestnut Hill Avenue to Bais Yaakov High School for Girls and Torah Academy of Brookline.Brighton is home to the Everest Institute, Saint John's Seminary and portions of Boston College. The area is also close to other colleges, including Boston University, and houses many of their students and faculty. Brighton is also home to Boston Green Academy, a private school for girls, and Saint Joseph's Preparatory High School, a co-educational high school located on Cambridge Street. It is also the site of the Boston Marathon bombings in April 1988, which killed four people and injured more than a dozen others. The city's tallest building, the Boston Common, was built in the early 1900s and is now home to a number of public schools, including Harvard, MIT, and the University of Massachusetts at Boston. It was also the location of Boston's World Trade Center, which opened in the late 1920s and early 1930s. The Boston Public School system was founded in the mid-19th century. The school system was later absorbed into the Boston Public Schools system, which was formed in the 1950s and 1960s. It has since been renamed the Boston City School System, which is now based in Boston's Logan International Airport.