Newbrook
Newbrook is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Thorhild County. It is located at the junction of Highway 63 and Highway 661, approximately northeast of Thorhild and south of Boyle. It has an elevation of . The hamlet is located in Census Division No. 13 and in the federal riding of Westlock-St. Paul. The hamlet and surrounding area has a strong Polish and Ukrainian influence, mostly from immigration at the turn of the 20th century. The former Newbrook Observatory, a meteor observatory that was the first facility in North America to photograph Sputnik 1, is located in the  hamlet. Demographics. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Newbrook recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Newbrook recorded a population of 92 living in 46 of its 52 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 95. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.