▁town ▁has ▁a ▁population ▁( 2 0 1 8 ) ▁of ▁ 2 , 1 8 4 ▁and ▁a ▁population ▁density ▁of ▁. ▁ ▁Bre k stad ▁received ▁town ▁status ▁on ▁ 8 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁thus ▁becoming ▁the ▁ 9 5 th ▁town ▁in ▁Norway . ▁▁ ▁Bre k stad ▁is ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁F osen ▁District ▁Court , ▁Bre k stad ▁road ▁maintenance ▁department , ▁and ▁N AV ▁F osen ▁work . ▁The ▁major ▁employ ers ▁are ▁ Ø r land ▁Main ▁Air ▁Station ▁/ ▁ Ø r land ▁Airport , ▁M asc ot ▁H ø ie ▁lin en ▁factory , ▁Co op ▁F osen , ▁and ▁T ine ▁Mid t - N orge . ▁The ▁ Ø r land ▁Church ▁and ▁ Ø r land ▁cultural ▁center ▁are ▁both ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁Bre k stad ▁has ▁connections ▁with ▁the ▁K yst eks press en ▁boat ▁to ▁Tr ond heim , ▁Hit ra , ▁Fr ø ya ▁( via ▁bus ), ▁L ens vik , ▁H ys nes ▁and ▁Krist ians und . ▁The ▁Bre k stad – Val set ▁Fer ry ▁has ▁regular ▁service ▁across ▁the ▁Tr ond heim sf j ord ▁from ▁Bre k stad ▁to ▁Val set ▁in ▁Or k land . ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁road ▁connections ▁to ▁elsewhere ▁in ▁ Ø r land . ▁ ▁History ▁Bre k stad ▁post ▁office ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 . ▁ ▁Bre k stad ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁Sk