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Pembroke, Maine
Union Square in 2012
Union Square in 2012
Pembroke, Maine is located in Maine
Pembroke, Maine
Pembroke, Maine
Location in Maine
Country United States
State Maine
County Washington
Incorporated 1832
Area
 • Total 35.26 sq mi (91.32 km2)
 • Land 27.36 sq mi (70.86 km2)
 • Water 7.90 sq mi (20.46 km2)
Elevation
23 ft (7 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 788
 • Density 29/sq mi (11.1/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
04666
Area code(s) 207
FIPS code 23-57780
GNIS feature ID 0582667

Pembroke is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The population was 788 at the 2020 census. The town is home to a reversing falls on Mahar's Point.

History

Called Pennamaquan by the Passamaquoddy Indians, the area was settled about 1774 as part of Dennysville. It was set off and incorporated on February 4, 1832 by the legislature, which named it after Pembroke in Wales, a community with a history of wooden shipbuilding stretching back to the Middle Ages. With one of the finest harbors in Maine, Pembroke too became a shipbuilding center. Vessels were constructed here as early as 1825. By 1859, when the population was 1,712, there were seven shipyards operating. Most schooners constructed here were used either by the coasting trade or fisheries.

Pembroke also had a stone factory, three sawmills, one gristmill, four shingle mills and four lath machines. Near the head of tide stood the Pembroke Iron Company, established in 1832 and by 1856 producing almost 5,000 tons of iron spikes, rivets and nails a year. Another occupation was agriculture. In 1880, the town's population was 2,324.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.26 square miles (91.32 km2), of which, 27.36 square miles (70.86 km2) of it is land and 7.90 square miles (20.46 km2) is water. Drained by the Pennamaquan River, Pembroke is on Cobscook Bay.

The town is crossed by U.S. Route 1 and Maine State Route 214.

The Corner, Pembroke, ME
Union Square c. 1908

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1840 1,050
1850 1,712 63.0%
1860 2,299 34.3%
1870 2,551 11.0%
1880 2,324 −8.9%
1890 1,514 −34.9%
1900 1,652 9.1%
1910 1,378 −16.6%
1920 1,168 −15.2%
1930 965 −17.4%
1940 1,029 6.6%
1950 998 −3.0%
1960 871 −12.7%
1970 700 −19.6%
1980 920 31.4%
1990 852 −7.4%
2000 879 3.2%
2010 840 −4.4%
2020 788 −6.2%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 840 people, 358 households, and 236 families living in the town. The population density was 30.7 inhabitants per square mile (11.9/km2). There were 531 housing units at an average density of 19.4 per square mile (7.5/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 94.9% White, 0.1% African American, 1.3% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 3.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.0% of the population.

There were 358 households, of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.1% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.68.

The median age in the town was 48.5 years. 20.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.2% were from 25 to 44; 33% were from 45 to 64; and 22.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 48.7% male and 51.3% female.

Notable people

  • Charles H. Best, Canadian medical scientist born to Canadian father who practice medicine in Pembroke
  • Styles Bridges, teacher, editor, 63rd governor of New Hampshire
  • William Robinson Pattangall, Maine attorney general, chief justice of the Maine Supreme Court

See also

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