Pembroke, Town—Ville, Ontario (1901 census)
Pembroke, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 5,156. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1075086. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.820°N, 77.116°W.
Population
In 1901, Pembroke, Town—Ville had a population of 5,156: 2,458 male and 2,698 female residents. Population density was 2970.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 637 |
| 1871 | 1,508 |
| 1881 | 2,820 |
| 1891 | 4,401 |
| 1901 | 5,156 |
| 1911 | 5,626 |
| 1921 | 7,875 |
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, Town—Ville, 1891 (87.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Pembroke, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 930 |
| Number of females | 2,698 |
| Number of males | 2,458 |
| Number of married females | 793 |
| Number of married males | 817 |
| Number of single females | 1,737 |
| Number of single males | 1,578 |
| Number of widowed females | 168 |
| Number of widowed males | 63 |
| POP F | 2,698 |
| POP M | 2,458 |
| POP TOT | 5,156 |
| Total population | 5,156 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 895 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 600 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 600 |
| FAMILIES | 930 |
| HOUSES | 895 |
| MARRIED F | 793 |
| MARRIED M | 817 |
| SINGLE F | 1,737 |
| SINGLE M | 1,578 |
| WIDOWED F | 168 |
| WIDOWED M | 63 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON110007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142037— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1075086
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pembroke,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pembroke_(Ontario)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/pembroke-town-ville-on110007-1901/.