Brock, Saskatchewan

Village in Saskatchewan, Canada

51°26′30″N 108°43′01″W / 51.441667°N 108.716944°W / 51.441667; -108.716944CountryCanadaProvinceSaskatchewanRural municipalityKindersley No. 290Post office FoundedMarch 1, 1910Government

• TypeMunicipal • Governing bodyBrock Village Council • MayorVance Brost • AdministratorCharlotte Helfrich • MLAKen Francis • MPJeremy PatzerArea

• Land0.74 km² (0.29 sq mi)Population

(2016)

• Total142 • Density192.8/km² (499/sq mi)Postal code

S0L 0H0

Area code306Highways

Hwy 30RailwaysCanadian National Railway^[1]

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.

History

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

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
Year	Pop.	±%
1981	184	—
1986	190	+3.3%
1991	157	−17.4%
1996	142	−9.6%
2001	130	−8.5%
2006	115	−11.5%
2011	127	+10.4%
2016	142	+11.8%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics^[3]^[4]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Brock had a population of 134 living in 62 of its 71 total private dwellings, a change of -5.6% from its 2016 population of 142. With a land area of 0.7 km² (0.27 sq mi), it had a population density of 191.4/km² (495.8/sq mi) in 2021.^[5]

In the 2016 Census of Population, 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.^[6]

Notable people

John Badham, sportscaster inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame^[7]^[8]
Steve MacIntyre, professional ice hockey player

References

^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, retrieved 2011-08-01
^ "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
^ "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.
^ Anderson, Lance (June 1, 2011). "Primetime — John Badham". MyKawartha.com. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
^ Anderson, Lance (October 19, 2016). "John Badham inducted into sports media hall of fame". MyKawartha.com. Retrieved August 14, 2020.