• Source: Brockton, Ontario

Brockton is a municipality in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in Bruce County. As of 2021, 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 9,784 living in 4,032 of its 4,406 total private dwellings, a change of 3.4% from its 2016 population of 9,461. With a land area of 564.64 km2 (218.01 sq mi), it had a population density of 17.3/km2 (44.9/sq mi) in 2021.

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)




See also


Bruce County municipal elections, 2010
List of townships in Ontario




References






External links



Brockton, Ontario travel guide from Wikivoyage
Official website

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