Pembroke is a
home rule-class city in
Christian County Christian County is the name of several counties in the United States:
* Christian County, Illinois
* Christian County, Kentucky
* Christian County, Missouri
Christian County is located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Missouri. ...
,
Kentucky
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, in the
United States
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. The population was 865 as of the
2020 census, stagnant from 869 as of the
2010 U.S. Census.
It is part of the
Clarksville, Tennessee metropolitan area.
History
The town was settled in 1836 and named for Pembroke Somerset, Esq., a character in
Jane Porter
Jane Porter (3 December 1775 – 24 May 1850) was an English historical novelist, dramatist and literary figure. Her bestselling novels, '' Thaddeus of Warsaw'' (1803) and ''The Scottish Chiefs'' (1810) are seen as among the earliest historical ...
's 1803 novel ''
Thaddeus of Warsaw'', by Dr. Lunsford Lindsay, a local store owner.
[Rennick, Robert. ''Kentucky Place Names'']
p. 229
University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 1987. Accessed 1 August 2013. It was incorporated as a city in 1869.
Geography
Pembroke is located in eastern Christian County at (36.774633, -87.356361).U.S. Route 41
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passes through the town as Nashville Street, leading northwest to Hopkinsville
Hopkinsville is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Christian County, Kentucky, United States. The population at the 2020 census was 31,180.
History
Early years
The area of present-day Hopkinsville was initially claimed in 1796 ...
, the county seat
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, and southeast to Guthrie at the Tennessee
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border.
According to the United States Census Bureau
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, Pembroke has a total area of , of which , or 0.42%, is water.
Demographics
As of the census
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White
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, 31.12% African American
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, 0.50% Native American or Alaska Native
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, 0.25% Asian, 0.75% from other races, and 2.51% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 1.25% of the population.
There were 305 households, out of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.2% were married couples
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living together, 18.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.8% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.95.
The age distribution was 25.7% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 72.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $27,143, and the median income for a family was $30,568. Males had a median income of $28,250 versus $18,194 for females. The per capita income
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for the city was $13,663. About 20.5% of families and 24.0% of the population were below the poverty line
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, including 32.1% of those under age 18 and 21.4% of those age 65 or over.
See also
* Other places named Pembroke
References
External links
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Populated places established in 1836
Cities in Christian County, Kentucky
Cities in Kentucky
Clarksville metropolitan area
1836 establishments in Kentucky