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Brockton is a municipality in the
Brockton is a municipality in the Canadian province
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of Ontario
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, located in Bruce County
Bruce County is a county in Southwestern Ontario, Canada comprising eight lower-tier municipalities and with a 2016 population of 66,491. It is named for James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin and 12th Earl of Kincardine, sixth Governor General of the ...
. , the population was 9,461.
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
A portmanteau word, or portmanteau (, ) is a blend of wordsMaple Hill, Narva, Marle Lake, Lake Rosalind, Pearl Lake, Pinkerton, Portal, Riversdale and Solway.
Mayors
*David Thomson (1999-2003) *Charlie Bagnato (2003-2010) *David Inglis (2010–2018) *Chris Peabody (2018–present)Demographics
In the2021 Census of Population
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conducted by Statistics Canada
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, 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 , it had a population density of in 2021.
Mother tongue:
* English as first language: 95.2%
* French as first language: 0.2%
* English and French as first language: 0%
* Other as first language: 4.5%
Population trend:Statistics Canada: 1996
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, 2001
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, 2006
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census
* Population in 2016: 9,461
* Population in 2011: 9,432
* Population in 2006: 9,641
* Population in 2001: 9,658
* 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
See also
*Bruce County municipal elections, 2010 Elections were held in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada, on October 25, 2010, in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.
Bruce County Council
Arran-Elderslie
Brockton
Huron-Kinloss
Kincardine
Northern Bruce Peninsul ...
*List of townships in Ontario
This is a list of townships in the Canadian province of Ontario. Townships are listed by census division.
Northern Ontario Northeastern Ontario Algoma District
Historical/Geographic Townships
*Abbott
*Aberdeen Additional
*Abigo
*Abotossa ...
References
External links
* * {{Bruce County, Ontario Lower-tier municipalities in Ontario Municipalities in Bruce County