Brockton, Ontario

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Brockton
Municipality of Brockton
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St. Michael Church remains, Brant
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Brockton
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Brockton
Coordinates: 44°10′N81°13′W / 44.167°N 81.217°W / 44.167; -81.217
CountryCanada
Province Ontario
County Bruce
Settled1848
FormedJanuary 1, 1999
Government
  MayorChris Peabody
  Federal riding Huron—Bruce
  Prov. riding Huron—Bruce
Area
[1]
  Land565.18 km2 (218.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2016) [1]
  Total9,461
  Density16.7/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−05:00 (EST)
  Summer (DST) UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal Code FSA
N0G
Area code(s) 519 and 226
Website www.brockton.ca OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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Residence of James Tolton, Brant Township, 1881

Brockton is a municipality in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in Bruce County. As of 2016, the population was 9,461. [1]

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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 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. [2]

Canada census – Brockton community profile
2021 2016 2011
Population9,784 (+3.4% from 2016)9,461 (+0.3% from 2011)9,432 (-2.2% from 2006)
Land area564.64 km2 (218.01 sq mi)565.18 km2 (218.22 sq mi)565.41 km2 (218.31 sq mi)
Population density17.3/km2 (45/sq mi)16.7/km2 (43/sq mi)16.7/km2 (43/sq mi)
Median age44.8 (M: 43.6, F: 46.0)46.2 (M: 45.0, F: 47.5)45.0 (M: 44.4, F: 45.5)
Private dwellings4,406 (total)  4,032 (occupied)4,252 (total) 4,157 (total) 
Median household income$84,000$67,597
References: 2021 [3] 2016 [4] 2011 [5] earlier [6] [7]

Mother tongue: [6]

Population trend: [8] [9] [1]

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References

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