Pembroke, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)
Pembroke, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 5,626. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1075086. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.820°N, 77.116°W.
Population
In 1911, Pembroke, T-V had a population of 5,626: 2,693 male and 2,933 female residents. Population density was 5985.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 637 |
| 1871 | 1,508 |
| 1881 | 2,820 |
| 1891 | 4,401 |
| 1901 | 5,156 |
| 1911 | 5,626 |
| 1921 | 7,875 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Pembroke, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 5,985.11 population per square mile, 5,626 total population, 2,933 females in the population, 2,693 males in the population, 1,796 single (never-married) females, 1,693 single (never-married) males, 1,079 families, 946 married males, 940 married females, 600 area in acres, 195 widowed females, 53 widowed males, 2 females with marital status not given, 1 males with marital status not given, 0.94 area in square miles. 5,156 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 1,069 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Benny Hollinger | 1885–1919 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON116016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142037— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1075086
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pembroke,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pembroke_(Ontario)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1911 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Pembroke, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/pembroke-t-v-on116016-1911/.