Pembroke, Ontario (1861 census)
Pembroke was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 604. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262569. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.791°N, 77.066°W.
Population
In 1861, Pembroke had a population of 604: 695 male and 546 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 604 |
| 1871 | 640 |
| 1881 | 683 |
| 1891 | 801 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Pembroke, 1851 (86.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Pembroke shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 142 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 695 males, 604 total population, 546 females, 525 single males, Male members of the family who are present: 471, Female members of the family who are present: 433, 376 single females, Males present who are not members of the family: 224, 166 married males, 155 married females, Females present who are not members of the family: 113, 107 males attending school, 76 females attending school, 28 female births, 25 male births, 23 adult males unable to read or write, 22 adult females unable to read or write, 15 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 153 single males aged 20 to 30, 83 single females aged 15 to 20, 78 single males aged 15 to 20, 76 males aged 5 to 10, 75 married females aged 20 to 30, 70 females aged 5 to 10, 70 single males aged 10 to 15, 64 married males aged 30 to 40, 60 single females aged 20 to 30, 54 single females aged 10 to 15, 44 married females aged 30 to 40, 42 married males aged 20 to 30, 35 married males aged 40 to 50, 26 single males aged 30 to 40, 22 males aged 1 to 2, 21 males aged 3 to 4, 20 females aged 2 to 3, 17 females aged 1 to 2, 17 males aged 4 to 5, 16 females aged 4 to 5, 16 males aged 2 to 3, 15 females age 3 to 4, 14 married females aged 40 to 50, 12 married females aged 50 to 60, 12 married males aged 50 to 60, 10 married males aged 60 to 70, 7 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 males of unknown age, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 married females aged 60 to 70, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 393 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 116 persons originating in Ireland, 32 persons originating in Scotland, 15 persons originating in England or Wales, 12 French Canadians, 12 persons originating in New Brunswick, 12 persons originating in the United States, 7 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 3 persons whose origin is unknown, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $114,330 value farms (dollars), $18,694 value all livestock, 16,239 bushels of oats, 14,567 bushels of potatoes, $12,275 value horses aged over 3 years, 11,212 pounds of homemade butter, 8,871 acres of land in farms, $6,899 value farm implements in dollars, 6,015 bushels of spring wheat, 5,737 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,378 bushels of peas, 3,134 acres of farmland under cultivation, 2,079 bushels of winter wheat, 1,847 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,700 bushels of turnips, 1,287 acres of farmland under crops, 1,002 pounds of wool produced on farms, 604 tons of hay, 410 acres of oats, 334 sheep, 300 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 230 bushels of corn, 205 swine, 200 acres of spring wheat, 185 milk cows, 168 barrels of pork, 152 calves and heifers, 147 bushels of barley, 137 acres of peas, 137 acres of winter wheat, 130 horses aged over 3 years, 96 acres of potatoes, 78 occupants of farms, 70 bushels of buckwheat, 57 horses aged 3 years and under, 56 barrels of beef, 50 bushels of rye, 42 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 33 bulls, oxen, or steers, 25 gallons of cider, 23 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 17 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 11 acres of turnips, 10 acres of barley, 10 acres of corn, 8 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 acres of buckwheat, 2 acres of rye, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 844 yards of flannel, $510 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 157 yards of fulled cloth, 9 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 6 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON096012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114006_1861— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262569
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/pembroke-on096012-1861/.