Brock, Saskatchewan

Brock (2016 population: 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.

Brock
Village
Village of Brock
Location of Brock in Saskatchewan
Brock, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Coordinates: 51.441667°N 108.716944°W / 51.441667; -108.716944
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
RegionSouthwest Saskatchewan
Census division13
Rural MunicipalityKindersley
Post office FoundedMarch 1, 1910
Government
 • TypeMunicipal
 • Governing bodyBrock Village Council
 • MayorVance Brost
 • AdministratorCharlotte Helfrich
 • MPBill Boyd
 • MLADavid Anderson
Area
 • Land0.74 km2 (0.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total142
 • Density192.8/km2 (499/sq mi)
Postal code
S0L 0H0
Area code(s)306
Highways Hwy 30
RailwaysCanadian National Railway
[1]

History

Brock incorporated as a village on July 7, 1910.[2] Brock was named for Isaac Brock, hero of the War of 1812.

Demographics
Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
1981184—    
1986190+3.3%
1991157−17.4%
1996142−9.6%
2001130−8.5%
2006115−11.5%
2011127+10.4%
2016142+11.8%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[3][4]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Brock recorded a population of 142 living in 60 of its 63 total private dwellings, a 10.6% change from its 2011 population of 127. With a land area of 0.74 km2 (0.29 sq mi), it had a population density of 191.9/km2 (497.0/sq mi) in 2016.[5]

In the 2011 Census of Population, the Village of Brock recorded a population of 127, a 10.4% change from its 2006 population of 115. With a land area of 0.74 km2 (0.29 sq mi), it had a population density of 171.6/km2 (444.5/sq mi) in 2011.[6]

Notable people

It is the hometown of Edmonton Oilers enforcer, Steve MacIntyre.

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See also

References
  1. National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, retrieved 2011-08-01
  2. "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  3. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  4. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  5. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  6. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. June 3, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2020.

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