Key facts
- Country
- Canada
- Province
- Ontario
- Region
- Eastern Ontario
- Subregion
- Ottawa Valley
- County
- Renfrew (independent)
- Established
- 1856 (unincorporated police village)
- Incorporated
- 1877 (town) , 1971 (city)
- Named after
- George Herbert, 11th Earl of Pembroke
- Neighbourhoods
- East End, West End, Centre Core, Downtown, Industrial Park
- Type
- Mayor–Council
- Body
- Pembroke City Council
- Mayor
- Ron Gervais
- Governing body
- City Council
- Mp
- Cheryl Gallant
- Mpp
- Billy Denault
- Land
- 14.32 km (5.53 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 130 m (430 ft)
- Total
- 14,364
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Canada
- Located in
- Renfrew County
- Population
- 13882
- Area
- 14.35
- Elevation
- 130
- Time zone
- Eastern Time Zone
- Shares border with
- Laurentian Valley
- Official website
- pembroke.ca
- Image
- Pembroke April2006.JPG
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- topic's main category
- Category:Pembroke, Ontario
- postal code
- K8A
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Pembroke, Ontario
- Commons category
- Pembroke, Ontario
- inception
- 1828-00-00
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- P12749
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Encyclopedic overview
Pembroke (/ˈpɛmbrʊk/ PEM-brook) is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada, located at the confluence of the Muskrat River and the Ottawa River in the Ottawa Valley. It lies approximately 145 kilometres (90 mi) northwest of Ottawa. It serves as the county seat of Renfrew County and functions as a regional administrative, judicial, healthcare, and commercial centre for surrounding communities, independent of the county government.
Historically, Pembroke developed as an important centre of the Ottawa Valley lumber trade, a role that shaped its early growth and institutional development. As of the 2021 Census, the city had a population of 14,364.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pembroke” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.