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 density was 2222.3 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.
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 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 741 |
| Number of families | 741 |
| Number of females | 2,244 |
| Number of males | 2,157 |
| Number of married females | 664 |
| Number of married males | 663 |
| Number of married persons | 1,327 |
| Number of widowed females | 120 |
| Number of widowed males | 48 |
| Number of widowed persons | 168 |
| POP F | 2,244 |
| POP M | 2,157 |
| POP TOT | 4,401 |
| Total population | 4,401 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,460 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,446 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,906 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 773 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,628 |
Buildings & housing (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 708 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 227 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 5 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 476 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 498 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 66 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 196 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 13 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 70 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 113 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 385 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 709 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 46 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 29 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 983 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,623 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,723 |
| Acres of hay crops | 563 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,735 |
| Acres of land in farms | 13,358 |
| Acres of oats | 341 |
| Acres of potatoes | 143 |
| Acres of turnips | 22 |
| Acres of wheat | 131 |
| BAR AC | 5 |
| BAR BU | 105 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 105 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 90 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,358 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,765 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,426 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 220 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,502 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,312 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 420 |
| BWT BU | 13 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 200 |
| CRN BU | 90 |
| HAY AC | 563 |
| HAY TONS | 657 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 146 |
| Number of chickens | 2,338 |
| Number of ducks | 24 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 69 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 43 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 77 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 173 |
| Number of milk cows | 390 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 72 |
| Number of other cattle | 283 |
| Number of other fowl | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 25 |
| Number of sheep | 563 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 346 |
| Number of swine | 233 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 290 |
| Number of turkeys | 63 |
| OAT AC | 341 |
| OAT BU | 8,358 |
| PEA BU | 2,765 |
| POT AC | 143 |
| POT BU | 17,426 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 75 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 72 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,234 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 24,834 |
| RYE BU | 220 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 657 |
| WHT AC | 131 |
| WHT FALL BU | 420 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,502 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 11 |
| A 11 50 | 10 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 16 |
| BEN BU | 30 |
| BUTTER LB | 24,834 |
| CATTLE KS | 146 |
| CHEESE LB | 75 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,460 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,446 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,906 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 72 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 77 |
| DUCKS | 24 |
| FAMILIES | 741 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,234 |
| FRN CA | 773 |
| GEESE | 43 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,338 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 173 |
| HOUSES | 708 |
| HOUSES B | 227 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 66 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 113 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 70 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 498 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 5 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 385 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 23 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 37 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 196 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 46 |
| HOUSES W | 476 |
| INF 11 A | 25 |
| MD FEM | 664 |
| MD MALE | 663 |
| MD TOT | 1,327 |
| MILK COWS | 390 |
| NAME CD | Renfrew, North-Nord |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 69 |
| OC TOT | 72 |
| OTHER FOWL | 14 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 283 |
| OTHERS | 3,628 |
| SHEEP | 563 |
| SHEEP KS | 346 |
| SILOS | 200 |
| SUP AM | 3,735 |
| SUP FOR | 9,623 |
| SUP JV | 29 |
| SUP PAT | 983 |
| SUP SC | 2,723 |
| SUP TOT | 13,358 |
| SWINE | 233 |
| SWINE KS | 290 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 709 |
| TUR AC | 22 |
| TUR BU | 5,312 |
| TURKEY | 63 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 120 |
| WID MALE | 48 |
| WID TOT | 168 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON114007— 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 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/.