Pembroke, Ontario (1881 census)
Pembroke was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 683. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262569. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.791°N, 77.066°W.
Population
In 1881, Pembroke had a population of 683: 344 male and 339 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Pembroke shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 683 total population, 344 males, 339 females, 208 married persons, 115 families, 105 married males, 103 married females, 17 widowed persons, 12 widowed females, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 458 single persons under 18, 234 single males under 18, 224 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 109 inhabited houses, 109 occupied houses, 14 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 16,830 bushels of oats, 12,861 bushels of potatoes, 5,821 bushels of turnips, 5,017 bushels of spring wheat, 4,573 bushels of peas and beans, 3,025 bushels of other root crops, 882 acres of hay crops, 844 tons of hay, 644 bushels of rye, 483 bushels of buckwheat, 474 acres of wheat, 365 bushels of corn, 353 bushels of winter wheat, 293 bushels of barley, 94 acres of potatoes, 11 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 684 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON114006— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/pembroke-on114006-1881/.