Town of Brighton, Marathon County, Wisconsin: Place Profile

The names of the town chairman and supervisors were not found in a source reached this session.

The Town Board's meeting schedule and meeting place were not found in a source reached this session.

No list of major employers located in the Town of Brighton was found in a primary source.

No newspaper or broadcast outlet specific to the Town of Brighton was named in any source read this session.

The fire and EMS provider for the town was not found in a source reached this session.

The law enforcement provider for the town was not stated in any source reached this session.

No hospital or clinic in the town was found in a source reached this session.

No park, trail, lake, or other recreation asset inside the town was found in a source reached this session.

No recurring community event for the town was found in a source reached this session.

The year the Town of Brighton was organized was not found in a source reached this session.

The Town of Brighton is a civil town in Marathon County, Wisconsin, Census county subdivision GEOID 5507309650 (USGS GNIS 01582858).

The Town of Brighton covers 34.208 square miles of land and 0.02 square miles of water.

The town's Census internal point is near 44.807794, -90.249235.

The 2020 Census counted 620 residents in the Town of Brighton.

The Wisconsin DOA estimates the Town of Brighton's population at 612 as of January 1, 2025, a change of -8 from 2020.

DOA estimates 431 voting-age residents in the Town of Brighton for 2025 (434 at the 2020 Census).

The ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimate of the Town of Brighton's population is 557 (+/-143).

The ACS 2019-2023 median age in the Town of Brighton is 43.9 years (+/-11.2).

The ACS 2019-2023 median household income in the Town of Brighton is $67,500 (+/-$28,262).

The ACS 2019-2023 median value of owner-occupied homes in the Town of Brighton is $201,100 (+/-$71,637).

The state Municipal Data System lists the Town of Brighton (DOA code 37010) clerk as David Scheuer, phone 715-305-6891, with a mailing address of 217512 Wigan Avenue, Unity, WI 54488 (record last updated 6/18/2025).

Marathon County had 3,436 business establishments and 65,770 paid employees in 2023, including 18,923 in manufacturing and 10,570 in health care and social assistance.

The nearest public library outlet in the IMLS file to the town's internal point is the Spencer Branch (Marathon County Public Library) at 105 Park St., Spencer (about 4.3 miles straight-line).

The town's website is titled 'Town of Brighton' and carries the tagline 'Brighton: Your Community, Your Voice'.

Wisconsin has two towns named Brighton: this one in Marathon County (DOA code 37010, 2020 Census 620) and another in Kenosha County (DOA code 30002, 2020 Census 1,422).

DOA estimates the Town of Brighton lost 8 residents between the 2020 Census (620) and January 1, 2025 (612).

No GNIS populated place, lake, or stream point in the Wausau Wire bulk files falls inside the town's boundary; the Census records 0.02 square miles of water.

The clerk's mailing address is on Wigan Avenue with a Unity, WI 54488 address.

The town's official website is townofbrightonwi.us, a single page with a contact form and email sign-up; it posts no roster, agendas, or meeting schedule.

An election-office directory lists Dave Scheuer as absentee voter clerk at 217512 Wigan Ave, phone (715) 305-6891, matching the state record.

Where the town posts agendas and legal notices was not found; the website offers only a contact form and an email list.

Two unified school districts divide the town: Spencer (about 55 percent of its area) and Colby (about 45 percent).

Spencer School District (NCES 5514190) is a PK-12 district of 2 schools with 631 students in 2024-25, based at 300 N School St, Spencer.

Colby School District (NCES 5502730) is a PK-12 district of 4 schools with 930 students in 2024-25, based at 705 N Second St, Colby.

The clerk's address uses Unity, WI 54488; no post office inside the town was confirmed.

Wikipedia says federal surveyors first surveyed the six-mile square that became Brighton in September 1851 and marked its section corners in December 1853 and January 1854, describing level land of few swamps with hemlock the prevailing timber.