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Brighton (CDP), New York

Census-designated places in Monroe County, New YorkCensus-designated places in New York (state)Rochester metropolitan area, New YorkUse mdy dates from July 2023

Brighton is a census-designated place (CDP) in Monroe County, New York, United States. The population was 36,609 at the 2010 census. The CDP takes its name from locations in the county. Town of Brighton, which is conterminously with the CDP, is a town south of the City of Rochester. The town has a community, also named Brighton, a suburb of Rochester.

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