Brighton, Alabama

• Brighton K-8
  

  Brighton School ribbon cutting. The a school's new gym is named after the deceased Albert "Pop" Hall, who was a former coach there.

• Mississippi congressman asks for investigation
  

  WLBT has this update on a mother's fight for justice in the death of her 27-year-old son.

• Jefferson County sheriff deputies, Brighton police bust up drug operation
  

  Complaints of open market drug sales on a Brighton street led to the arrests of five people, including three already wanted by Brighton police, authorities said today.

• Fairfield police obtain warrants for man in connection with shooting outside mall
  

  Fairfield police have obtained warrants for a Brighton man in connection with a shooting this morning at Western Hills Mall.

• Birmingham, Jefferson County to launch new schools during coming school year
  

  New Jefferson County School media specialist Shelia Jackson starts to set up the media center/library at the new Brighton Middle School.

City Description

Brighton is a city near Birmingham, Alabama, United States and located just east of Hueytown. At the 2000 census the population was 3,640. It is one of four cities in Jefferson County named after cities in Great Britain. Many of its early settlers were of English descent and named the town after the English tourist and resort city of Brighton which is located on the English Channel. Brighton is located at 33°26′20″N 86°56′44″W / 33.438958°N 86.945442°W / 33.438958; -86.945442. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²), all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 3,640 people, 1,413 households, and 921 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,599.1 people per square mile (1,003.9/km²). There were 1,636 housing units at an average density of 1,168.2/sq mi (451.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 9.01% White, 89.12% Black or African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.03% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.88% from other races, and 0.55% from two or more races. 1.73% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 1,413 households out of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18

City Contained By:

• United States of America
• Alabama
• Jefferson County

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 3.62598335447 km squared

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