Brockton, Ontario
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Brockton is a municipality in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in Bruce County. Template:As of, the population was 9,784.<ref name="SCref21"/>
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
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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):<ref name="SCref21"/>
- 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)