Pembroke, Ontario (1851 census)
Pembroke was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 633. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262569. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.795°N, 77.073°W.
Population
In 1851, Pembroke had a population of 633: 359 male and 274 female residents.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Pembroke, 1861 (86.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Pembroke, Town—Ville, 1861 (13.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Pembroke shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 132 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 633 total population, 359 males, 274 females, 262 single males, Male members of the family who are present: 242, Female members of the family who are present: 200, 187 single females, Males present who are not members of the family: 117, 96 married males, 83 married females, Females present who are not members of the family: 74, 59 families, 54 males attending school, 42 females attending school, 4 widowed females, 2 male births, Female members of the family who are absent: 1, 1 female births, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 70 single males aged 20 to 30, 47 single males aged 15 to 20, 41 females aged 5 to 10, 37 married females aged 20 to 30, 34 single females aged 10 to 15, 34 single females aged 15 to 20, 33 males aged 5 to 10, 28 single males aged 10 to 15, 27 married males aged 30 to 40, 25 married males aged 20 to 30, 25 married males aged 40 to 50, 22 married females aged 30 to 40, 22 single females aged 20 to 30, 19 males aged 1 to 2, 17 single males aged 30 to 40, 15 males aged 3 to 4, 15 married females aged 40 to 50, 14 females aged 1 to 2, 14 married males aged 50 to 60, 11 females age 3 to 4, 10 males aged 4 to 5, 9 females aged 2 to 3, 9 females under age 1, 8 females aged 4 to 5, 8 males aged 2 to 3, 7 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 males under age 1, 5 married females aged 50 to 60, 5 married males aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 married females aged 60 to 70, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 321 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 140 persons originating in Ireland, 59 French Canadians, 52 persons originating in Scotland, 21 persons originating in New Brunswick, 17 persons originating in England or Wales, 11 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 10 persons originating in the United States, 2 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 10,110 bushels of potatoes, 10,090 bushels of oats, 6,668 acres of land in farms, 4,528 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,497 pounds of homemade butter, 3,235 bushels of wheat, 2,140 acres of farmland under cultivation, 2,060 bushels of peas, 1,493 acres of farmland under crops, 1,284 barrels of beef, 1,067 pounds of wool produced on farms, 994 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 647 acres of farmland in pasture, 569 tons of hay, 520 bushels of turnips, 480 acres of oats, 311 sheep, 276 calves and heifers, 250 pounds of maple sugar, 212 swine, 196 acres of wheat, 196 barrels of pork, 186 milk cows, 173 acres of peas, 130 bushels of barley, 113 bushels of corn, 108 horses, 96 bulls, oxen, or steers, 84 acres of potatoes, 44 occupants of farms, 36 bushels of carrots, 19 bushels of beans, 19 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 19 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 12 acres of corn, 11 acres of barley, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 acres of turnips, 2 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 888 yards of flannel, $600 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 279 yards of fulled cloth, 3 employees in grist mills, 2 saw mills, 2 saw mills not reporting, 2 saw mills powered by water, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills not reporting, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills reporting annual production, 1 grist mills returning capital. 3,000 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 12 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
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 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Peter White | 1838–1906 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON033009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON033009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262569
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851 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, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/pembroke-on033009-1851/.