- Pembroke, Georgia
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population_total = 2379
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timezone = Eastern (EST)
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latd = 32 |latm = 8 |lats = 24 |latNS = N
longd = 81 |longm = 37 |longs = 25 |longEW = W
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postal_code = 31321
area_code = 912
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footnotes =Pembroke is a small
city in Bryan County, Georgia,United States . The population was 2,379 at the 2000 census. The city is thecounty seat of Bryan CountyGR|6.History
Pembroke was founded in 1892 as a
railroad town andturpentine shipping center. It was named after early resident Pembroke Whitfield Williams. It was incorporated in 1905.The Bryan County seat was voted to be moved from Clyde to Pembroke in 1935, with the first County Commissioners session in Pembroke taking place on
February 15 ,1937 .A major
tornado damaged the town onApril 8 ,1998 .Pembroke was the birthplace of jazz musician
Jabbo Smith .Geography
Pembroke is located at coor dms|32|8|24|N|81|37|25|W|city (32.139892, -81.623553)GR|1.
According to the
United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 7.6square mile s (19.8km² ), of which, 7.6 square miles (19.7 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.26%) is water.Demographics
As of the
census GR|2 of 2000, there were 2,379 people, 819 households, and 630 families residing in the city. Thepopulation density was 312.5 people per square mile (120.7/km²). There were 909 housing units at an average density of 119.4/sq mi (46.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 59.56% White, 38.04% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.34% Pacific Islander, 0.34% from other races, and 1.18% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.64% of the population.There were 819 households out of which 38.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were married couples living together, 21.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.0% were non-families. 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.24.
In the city the population was spread out with 31.1% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $28,456, and the median income for a family was $33,281. Males had a median income of $28,879 versus $19,632 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $13,795. About 22.4% of families and 23.7% of the population were below thepoverty line , including 33.9% of those under age 18 and 15.9% of those age 65 or over.References
External links
* [http://www.pembrokega.net/ Official Pembroke Website]
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