Brock, Saskatchewan

{{Short description|Village in Saskatchewan, Canada}}

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|leader_name1 = Vance Brost

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|leader_name2 = Charlotte Helfrich

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Brock (2016 population: {{nts|142}}) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Kindersley No. 290 and Census Division No. 13. The village is located 165 km southwest of the city of Saskatoon.

History

Brock incorporated as a village on July 7, 1910.{{cite web | url=http://municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/Urban-Incorporated-Dates | title=Urban Municipality Incorporations | publisher=Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations | access-date=June 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015042810/http://municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/Urban-Incorporated-Dates | archive-date=October 15, 2014}} Brock was named for Isaac Brock, hero of the War of 1812.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}

Demographics

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| footnote = Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics{{cite web | url=http://www.stats.gov.sk.ca/stats/population/SaskCensusPopulation8106.pdf | title=Saskatchewan Census Population | publisher=Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics | access-date=May 31, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924105944/http://www.stats.gov.sk.ca/stats/population/SaskCensusPopulation8106.pdf | archive-date=September 24, 2015 | url-status=dead}}{{cite web | url=https://publications.saskatchewan.ca/api/v1/products/86690/formats/100724/download | title=Saskatchewan Census Population | publisher=Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics | access-date=May 31, 2020}}

|1981|184

|1986|190

|1991|157

|1996|142

|2001|130

|2006|115

|2011|127

|2016|142

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Brock had a population of {{val|134|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|62|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|71|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:134-142}}|142|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|142|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|0.7|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|134|0.7|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000247 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=April 1, 2022}}

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Brock recorded a population of {{nts|142}} living in {{nts|60}} of its {{nts|63}} total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:142-127}}|142|1}} change from its 2011 population of {{nts|127}}. With a land area of {{convert|0.74|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|142|0.74|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2016.{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=86&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=47 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 8, 2017 | access-date=May 30, 2020}}

Notable people

  • John Badham, sportscaster inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame{{cite web|url=https://www.mykawartha.com/community-story/3686035-primetime-john-badham/|title=Primetime — John Badham|last=Anderson|first=Lance|date=June 1, 2011|website=MyKawartha.com|access-date=August 14, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.mykawartha.com/news-story/6919456-john-badham-inducted-into-sports-media-hall-of-fame/|title=John Badham inducted into sports media hall of fame|last=Anderson|first=Lance|date=October 19, 2016|website=MyKawartha.com|access-date=August 14, 2020}}
  • Steve MacIntyre, professional ice hockey player

See also

References

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Category:Villages in Saskatchewan

Category:Kindersley No. 290, Saskatchewan

Category:Division No. 13, Saskatchewan

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