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Pembroke

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Pembroke

Total population

732

Median home value

$191,200

21.1%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$70,804

Pembroke$71k
National$74k

Founded

1836

Elevation179 m
Land area2.88 km²
Weather53°F · Partly Cloudy
Coordinates36.77°, -87.36°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Founded
1836
Elevation
179 m
Area
2.88 km²

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Overview

Pembroke is a home rule-class city in Christian County, Kentucky, in the United States. 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.

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History & geography

History

The town was settled in 1836 and named for Pembroke Somerset, Esq., a character in Jane Porter's 1803 novel Thaddeus of Warsaw, by Dr. Lunsford Lindsay, a local store owner. 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 passes through the town as Nashville Street, leading northwest to Hopkinsville, the county seat, and southeast to Guthrie at the Tennessee border. According to the United States Census Bureau, Pembroke has a total area of , of which , or 0.42%, is water.

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Demographics & economy

Median age
43.7
Median home value
$191,200
Housing units
382
Poverty rate
14.2%
Unemployment
3.9%

Race & ethnicity

White
71.7%
Black
14.5%
Asian
1.8%
Hispanic
4.1%

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Latitude
36.7745
Longitude
-87.3595
Water area
0.00 mi²
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Current forecast

Tonight
53°F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
75°F
Mostly Sunny
Saturday Night
54°F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
76°F
Sunny
Sunday Night
50°F
Mostly Clear
Monday
77°F
Sunny

Forecast for Pembroke, KY from NOAA NWS API.

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Wildlife & biodiversity

Schools

Total
7
Elementary
2
Middle
1
High
3
Other
1

Largest nearby schools

  • Hopkinsville High School
    High · Hopkinsville · 962 students · 16:1 ratio
  • Pembroke Elementary School
    Elementary · Pembroke · 660 students · 15.7:1 ratio
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School
    Elementary · Hopkinsville · 580 students · 14.9:1 ratio
  • Hopkinsville Middle School
    Middle · Hopkinsville · 549 students · 17.2:1 ratio
  • Bluegrass Learning Academy
    High · Hopkinsville · 122 students · 30.5:1 ratio
  • Cumberland Hall School
    Other · Hopkinsville · 28 students · 9.3:1 ratio
  • Christian County Day Treatment
    High · Hopkinsville · 17 students · 5.7:1 ratio

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

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Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.25
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,550

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
333
Avg daily Wikipedia views
11
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
  • • NOAA National Weather Service
  • • Wikidata
  • • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API