Pembroke, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Pembroke, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,401. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1075086. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.821°N, 77.118°W.
Population
In 1891, Pembroke, Town—Ville had a population of 4,401: 2,157 male and 2,244 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 637 |
| 1871 | 1,508 |
| 1881 | 2,820 |
| 1891 | 4,401 |
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 contained Pembroke, Town—Ville, 1901 (87.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Pembroke, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 87 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 4,401 total population, 2,244 females, 2,157 males, 1,327 married persons, 741 families, 664 married females, 663 married males, 168 widowed persons, 120 widowed females, 48 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,906 single persons under 18, 1,460 single females under 18, 1,446 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,628 persons who are not French Canadian, 773 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 709 occupied houses, 708 houses, 498 houses of 1 story, 476 houses built of wood, 385 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 227 houses built of brick, 196 houses of 2 stories, 113 houses of 5 rooms, 70 houses of 4 rooms, 66 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 46 uninhabited houses, 37 houses of 3 rooms, 23 houses of over 15 rooms, 13 houses of 2 rooms, 13 houses of 3 stories, 5 houses built of stone, 2 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 24,834 pounds of homemade butter, 17,426 bushels of potatoes, 13,358 acres of land in farms, 9,623 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,358 bushels of oats, 5,312 bushels of turnips, 3,735 acres of improved land in farms, 2,765 bushels of peas, 2,723 acres of farmland under crops, 2,338 chickens, 2,234 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,502 bushels of spring wheat, 983 acres of farmland in pasture, 657 tons of hay, 563 acres of hay crops, 563 sheep, 420 bushels of winter wheat, 390 milk cows, 346 sheep slaughtered or sold, 341 acres of oats, 290 swine slaughtered or sold, 283 other cattle, 233 swine, 220 bushels of rye, Capacity of silos (tons): 200, 173 horses aged over 3 years, 146 cattle killed or sold, 143 acres of potatoes, 131 acres of wheat, 105 bushels of barley, 90 bushels of corn, 77 horses aged 3 years and under, 75 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 72 occupants of farms, 72 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 69 farm occupants who own their land, 63 turkeys, 43 geese, 30 bushels of beans, 29 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 25 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 24 ducks, 22 acres of turnips, 16 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 14 other fowl, 13 bushels of buckwheat, 11 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 10 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 acres of barley, 3 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON114007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114007— 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 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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/pembroke-town-ville-on114007-1891/.