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Also known as Brighton, Michigan, Brighton, MI

suburb of Detroit, Michigan, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Michigan
County
Livingston
Incorporated
1867 (village), 1928 (city)
Type
Council–manager
Mayor
Kristoffer Tobbe
Mayor pro tem
James Bohn
Manager
Gretchen Gomolka
Clerk
Tara Brown
Total
3.69 sq mi (9.56 km )
Land
3.51 sq mi (9.10 km )
Water
0.18 sq mi (0.46 km )
Elevation
925 ft (282 m)
Density
2,118.8/sq mi (818.06/km )
Time zone
UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
Summer dst
UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip code s
48114, 48116
Area codes
248 and 810

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

Brighton is a city in Livingston County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, its population was 7,446. Brighton forms part of the South Lyon-Howell-Brighton Urban Area. It is one of two incorporated cities in Livingston County and incorporates land that was part of Brighton, Green Oak, and Genoa townships.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Brighton” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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