Brockton, Ontario

This article is about the municipality in Bruce County, Ontario. For the neighbourhood of Toronto and former town, see Brockton Village.

Brockton is a municipality in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in Bruce County. As of 2021^[update], the population was 9,784.^[1]

Brockton
Municipality (lower-tier)
Municipality of Brockton
St. Michael Church remains, Brant
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Coordinates: 44°10′N 81°13′W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Bruce
Settled	1848
Formed	January 1, 1999
Government
• Mayor	Chris Peabody
• Federal riding	Huron—Bruce
• Prov. riding	Huron—Bruce
Area [1]
• Land	564.64 km2 (218.01 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	9,784
• Density	17.3/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal Code FSA	N0G
Area codes	519 and 226
Website	www.brockton.ca

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.^[1]

Canada census – Brockton community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	9,784 (+3.4% from 2016)	9,461 (+0.3% from 2011)	9,432 (-2.2% from 2006)
Land area	564.64 km2 (218.01 sq mi)	565.18 km2 (218.22 sq mi)	565.41 km2 (218.31 sq mi)
Population density	17.3/km2 (45/sq mi)	16.7/km2 (43/sq mi)	16.7/km2 (43/sq mi)
Median age	44.8 (M: 43.6, F: 46.0)	46.2 (M: 45.0, F: 47.5)	45.0 (M: 44.4, F: 45.5)
Private dwellings	4,406 (total)  4,032 (occupied)	4,252 (total)	4,157 (total)
Median household income	$84,000	$67,597

References: 2021^[2] 2016^[3] 2011^[4]

Historical census populations – Brockton, Ontario

Year	Pop.	±%
2001	9,658	—
2006	9,641	−0.2%
2011	9,432	−2.2%
2016	9,461	+0.3%
2021	9,784	+3.4%
Source: Statistics Canada[5]

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):^[1]

• 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