Brock, Saskatchewan Explained

Brock
Official Name:Village of Brock
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:CAN SK Kindersley#Saskatchewan
Coordinates:51.4417°N -108.7169°W
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Type4:Rural municipality
Subdivision Name4:Kindersley No. 290
Government Type:Municipal
Leader Title:Governing body
Leader Name:Brock Village Council
Leader Title1:Mayor
Leader Name1:Vance Brost
Leader Title2:Administrator
Leader Name2:Charlotte Helfrich
Leader Title3:MLA
Leader Title4:MP
Established Title:Post office Founded
Established Date:March 1, 1910
Established Title2:Incorporated (Village)
Area Land Km2:0.74
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:142
Population Density Km2:192.8
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:S0L 0H0
Area Code:306
Blank Name:Highways
Blank1 Name:Railways
Blank1 Info:Canadian National Railway

Brock (2016 population:) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Kindersley No. 290 and Census Division No. 13. The village is located 165 km southwest of the City of Saskatoon.

History

Brock incorporated as a village on July 7, 1910.[1] Brock was named for Isaac Brock, hero of the War of 1812.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Brock had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 0.7km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Brock recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 0.74km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Urban Municipality Incorporations . Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations . June 1, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141015042810/http://municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/Urban-Incorporated-Dates . October 15, 2014.
  2. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan . . February 9, 2022 . April 1, 2022.
  3. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan) . . February 8, 2017 . May 30, 2020.
  4. Web site: Primetime — John Badham. Anderson. Lance. June 1, 2011. MyKawartha.com. August 14, 2020.
  5. Web site: John Badham inducted into sports media hall of fame. Anderson. Lance. October 19, 2016. MyKawartha.com. August 14, 2020.