Pembroke, Ontario (1891 census)
Pembroke was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 801. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262569. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.791°N, 77.066°W.
Population
In 1891, Pembroke had a population of 801: 399 male and 402 female residents. Population density was 62.2 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).
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 became part of Pembroke, 1901 (91.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Pembroke shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 139 |
| Number of families | 139 |
| Number of females | 402 |
| Number of males | 399 |
| Number of married females | 131 |
| Number of married males | 131 |
| Number of married persons | 262 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 29 |
| POP F | 402 |
| POP M | 399 |
| POP TOT | 801 |
| Total population | 801 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 251 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 259 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 510 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 152 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 649 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 135 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 16 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 118 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 90 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 41 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 58 |
| Number of occupied houses | 135 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 7 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 37 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,317 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,526 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,322 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,253 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,676 |
| Acres of land in farms | 7,202 |
| Acres of oats | 1,058 |
| Acres of potatoes | 114 |
| Acres of turnips | 8 |
| Acres of wheat | 459 |
| BAR AC | 7 |
| BAR BU | 100 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 238 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,372 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 293 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 22,125 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 6,430 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,849 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 935 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,030 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,610 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 675 |
| BWT BU | 1,372 |
| CRN BU | 293 |
| HAY AC | 1,253 |
| HAY TONS | 1,619 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 48 |
| Number of chickens | 1,264 |
| Number of ducks | 13 |
| Number of employees on farms | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 102 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 29 |
| Number of geese | 42 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 18 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 105 |
| Number of milk cows | 188 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 135 |
| Number of other cattle | 199 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 73 |
| Number of sheep | 243 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 63 |
| Number of swine | 125 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 131 |
| Number of turkeys | 57 |
| OAT AC | 1,058 |
| OAT BU | 22,125 |
| PEA BU | 6,430 |
| POT AC | 114 |
| POT BU | 11,849 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 150 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 991 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 13,815 |
| RYE BU | 935 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,619 |
| WHT AC | 459 |
| WHT FALL BU | 675 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,030 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 19 |
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 34 |
| BEN BU | 238 |
| BUTTER LB | 13,815 |
| CATTLE KS | 48 |
| CHEESE LB | 150 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 251 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 259 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 510 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 991 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 18 |
| DUCKS | 13 |
| FAMILIES | 139 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FRN CA | 152 |
| GEESE | 42 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,264 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 105 |
| HOUSES | 135 |
| HOUSES B | 16 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 24 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 90 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 58 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 41 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 118 |
| INF 11 A | 73 |
| MD FEM | 131 |
| MD MALE | 131 |
| MD TOT | 262 |
| MILK COWS | 188 |
| NAME CD | Renfrew, North-Nord |
| OC E | 4 |
| OC F | 29 |
| OC P | 102 |
| OC TOT | 135 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 199 |
| OTHERS | 649 |
| SHEEP | 243 |
| SHEEP KS | 63 |
| SUP AM | 5,676 |
| SUP FOR | 1,526 |
| SUP JV | 37 |
| SUP PAT | 1,317 |
| SUP SC | 4,322 |
| SUP TOT | 7,202 |
| SWINE | 125 |
| SWINE KS | 131 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 135 |
| TUR AC | 8 |
| TUR BU | 1,610 |
| TURKEY | 57 |
| WID FEM | 20 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 29 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON114006— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/pembroke-on114006-1891/.