Pembroke, Ontario (1871 census)
Pembroke was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 640. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262569. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.791°N, 77.066°W.
Population
In 1871, Pembroke had a population of 640: 355 male and 285 female residents. Population density was 49.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 633 |
| 1861 | 604 |
| 1871 | 640 |
| 1881 | 683 |
| 1891 | 801 |
| 1901 | 903 |
| 1911 | 1,159 |
| 1921 | 415 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Pembroke shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 101 |
| Number of females | 285 |
| Number of males | 355 |
| Number of married females | 93 |
| Number of married males | 93 |
| Number of married persons | 186 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 19 |
| Total population | 640 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 180 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 255 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 435 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 101 |
| Number of occupied houses | 101 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 14 |
| CRN BU | 159 |
| HAY AC | 909 |
| HAY TONS | 860 |
| OAT BU | 9,430 |
| PEA BU | 1,746 |
| POT AC | 91 |
| POT BU | 11,941 |
| RYE BU | 353 |
| Total area (acres) | 8,166 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,173 |
| WHT WTR BU | 177 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 628 |
| AREA | 8,166 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 114 |
| CD | 82 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 101 |
| FEMALE | 285 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 101 |
| INHABITED | 101 |
| MALE | 355 |
| MARRIED F | 93 |
| MARRIED M | 93 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 186 |
| POPULATION | 640 |
| ROOT BU | 818 |
| SINGLE F | 180 |
| SINGLE M | 255 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 435 |
| TUR BU | 1,572 |
| UNINHABITED | 6 |
| WIDOWED F | 12 |
| WIDOWED M | 7 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 19 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON082004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142022— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262569
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/pembroke-on082004-1871/.