Brockton, Ontario Explained

Brockton
Official Name:Municipality of Brockton
Settlement Type:Municipality (lower-tier)
Flag Size:120x100px
Pushpin Map:CAN ON Bruce#Canada Southern Ontario
Coordinates:44.1667°N -94°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type2:County
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:1848
Established Title2:Formed
Established Date2:January 1, 1999
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Chris Peabody
Leader Title1:Federal riding
Leader Title2:Prov. riding
Area Land Km2:565.18
Population As Of:2016
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:9461
Population Density Km2:16.7
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Postal Code:N0G

Brockton is a municipality in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in Bruce County., the population was 9,461.[1]

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.

Mayors

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 564.64km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]

Mother tongue:

Population trend:[3] [1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census: Brockton, Municipality . . June 10, 2019.
  2. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario . . February 9, 2022 . March 31, 2022.
  3. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census