| Newbrook | |
| Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Alberta |
| Pushpin Label Position: | none |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Newbrook in Alberta |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 220 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
| Subdivision Type2: | Census division |
| Subdivision Name2: | No. 13 |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipal district |
| Subdivision Name3: | Thorhild County |
| Government Type: | Unincorporated |
| Leader Title: | Governing body |
| Leader Name: | Thorhild County Council |
| Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.52 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 63 |
| Population Density Km2: | 120.9 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | −7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −6 |
| Coordinates: | 54.3297°N -112.9519°W |
| Elevation M: | 665 |
Newbrook is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Thorhild County. It is located at the junction of Highway 63 and Highway 661, approximately 28km (17miles) northeast of Thorhild and 36km (22miles) south of Boyle. It has an elevation of 665m (2,182feet).
The hamlet is located in Census Division No. 13 and in the federal riding of Westlock-St. Paul.
The hamlet and surrounding area has a strong Polish and Ukrainian influence, mostly from immigration at the turn of the 20th century. The former Newbrook Observatory, a meteor observatory that was the first facility in North America to photograph Sputnik 1, is located in the hamlet.[1]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Newbrook had a population of 63 living in 32 of its 50 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 92. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Newbrook had a population of 92 living in 46 of its 52 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 95. With a land area of 0.52km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[3]