Brockton, Ontario

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Brockton is a municipality in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in Bruce County. , 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 NaN% from its 2016 population of 9,461. With a land area of 564.64 km2, it had a population density of in 2021. Population trend prior to amalgamation: Mother tongue (2021):

Government

List of former mayors:

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