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Brockton, Ontario

FieldValue
nameBrockton
official_nameMunicipality of Brockton
settlement_typeMunicipality (lower-tier)
image_skylineSt. Michael Church - North Brant Ontario.JPG
image_captionSt. Michael Church remains, Brant
flag_size120x100px
shield_size100x80px
pushpin_mapCAN ON Bruce#Canada Southern Ontario
pushpin_mapsize200px
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameCanada
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Ontario
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Bruce
established_titleSettled
established_date1848
established_title2Formed
established_date2January 1, 1999
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameChris Peabody
leader_title1Federal riding
leader_name1Huron—Bruce
leader_title2Prov. riding
leader_name2Huron—Bruce
area_land_km2564.64
area_footnotes
population_as_of2021
population_footnotes
population_total9784
population_density_km217.3
timezoneEST
utc_offset−05:00
timezone_DSTEDT
utc_offset_DST−04:00
postal_code_typePostal Code FSA
postal_codeN0G
area_codes519 and 226
website

Brockton is a municipality in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in Bruce County. , the population was 9,784.

The current municipality was formed on January 1, 1999, by amalgamating the former township of Brant, former township of Greenock and the town of Walkerton. Brockton's name was formed as a portmanteau of the three merged municipalities (Brant Greenock Walkerton).

Communities

Communities in the Municipality of Brockton include the former town of Walkerton and the villages within the boundaries of the two former Brant and Greenock Townships: Bradley, Cargill, Chepstow, Dunkeld, Eden Grove, Glammis, Greenock, Little Egypt, Malcolm, Maple Hill, Narva, Marle Lake, Lake Rosalind, Pearl Lake, Pinkerton, Portal, Riversdale and Solway.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Brockton had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 564.64 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

| 2001 |9658 | 2006 |9641 | 2011 |9432 | 2016 |9461 | 2021 |9784

Population trend prior to amalgamation:

  • Population total in 1996: 10,163
    • Brant (township): 3,455
    • Greenock (township): 1,672
    • Walkerton (town): 5,036
  • Population in 1991:
    • Brant (township): 3,420
    • Greenock (township): 1,741
    • Walkerton (town): 4,939

Mother tongue (2021):

  • English as first language: 95.8%
  • French as first language: 0.4%
  • English and French as first language: 0.3%
  • Other as first language: 3.0%

Government

List of former mayors:

  • David Thomson (1999–2003)
  • Charlie Bagnato (2003–2010)
  • David Inglis (2010–2018)
  • Chris Peabody (2018–present)

References

References

  1. {{SCref. (2021)
  2. [[Canada 1996 Census. 1996]], [[Canada 2001 Census. 2001]], [[Canada 2006 Census. 2006]] census
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