Editing Pembroke, Georgia

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'''Pembroke''' is a [[city]] and [[county seat]] in [[Bryan County, Georgia|Bryan County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States.<ref name="GNIS"/>  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the city was 2,513.<ref name="Census-2020-Profile">{{cite web |title=Profile of Pembroke, Georgia in 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1360004 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=April 6, 2022}}</ref>  It is located approximately 35 miles west of [[Savannah, Georgia]], and approximately 20 miles south of [[Statesboro, Georgia]]. Pembroke is part of the [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]] [[Savannah metropolitan area|metropolitan statistical area]].

==History==
Pembroke was founded in 1892 as a [[railroad]] town and [[turpentine]] shipping center. It was named after early resident Pembroke Whitfield Williams. It was incorporated in 1905.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/p.pdf| title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=173 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref>  The county seat was voted to be moved from [[Clyde, Georgia|Clyde]] to Pembroke in 1935, with the first County Commissioners session in Pembroke taking place on February 15, 1937.

On [[Tornado outbreak of April 6–9, 1998|April 9, 1998]], a F3 tornado damaged the city.  It killed two people and injured 17 others along its path.

On [[2022 Pembroke–Black Creek tornado|April 5, 2022]], an EF2 tornado struck the town, causing heavy damage to many structures, trees, and power lines. The tornado would later strengthen to EF4 intensity in [[Black Creek, Georgia|Black Creek]], causing catastrophic damage, killing one person, and injuring 12 others.<ref name="ef4">{{cite report|department=National Weather Service in Charleston, South Carolina|title=NWS Damage Survey for the April 5, 2022 Tornado Event in Bryan County GA - Update #2|url=https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/wx/afos/p.php?pil=PNSCHS&e=202204281517|publisher=Iowa Environmental Mesonet|date=April 28, 2022|access-date=April 29, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=After tornadoes strike the Southeast, Ga. residents recount the terror |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/04/06/pembroke-georgia-tornado-aftermath/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407173454/https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/04/06/pembroke-georgia-tornado-aftermath/ |archive-date=April 7, 2022 |date=April 6, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The Pembroke Historic District is listed in the [[National Register of Historic Places]].

==Geography==
Pembroke is located in northern Bryan County at {{coord|32.139892|-81.623553|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}}.<ref name="GNIS"/>  [[U.S. Route 280]] passes through the center of the city, leading east {{convert|10|mi}} to [[Interstate 16]] and {{convert|35|mi}} to Savannah. [[Claxton, Georgia|Claxton]] is {{convert|16|mi}} to the west.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Pembroke has a total area of {{convert|19.9|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|19.6|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.2|km2|disp=flip}}, or 1.17%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1360004| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212183330/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1360004| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Pembroke city, Georgia| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=November 7, 2013}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 467
|1920= 560
|1930= 788
|1940= 1039
|1950= 1171
|1960= 1450
|1970= 1361
|1980= 1400
|1990= 1503
|2000= 2379
|2010= 2196
|2020= 2513
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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{| class="wikitable"
|+Pembroke racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1360004&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-14|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|1,308
|52.05%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|935
|37.21%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|2
|0.08%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|20
|0.8%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|7
|0.28%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|141
|5.61%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|100
|3.98%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 2,513 people, 887 households, and 656 families residing in the city.

== Education ==
The [[Bryan County School District]] holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of five elementary schools, two middle schools and two high schools.<ref>[http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ReportingFW.aspx?PageReq=111&PID=62&PTID=69&CountyId=615&T=0&FY=2009 Georgia Board of Education]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Retrieved May 31, 2010.</ref> The district has 328 full-time teachers and over 5,552 students.<ref>[http://www.school-stats.com/GA/BRYAN/BRYAN_COUNTY.html School Stats], Retrieved May 31, 2010.</ref>
*[[Bryan County High School]]
*[[Richmond Hill High School (Richmond Hill, Georgia)|Richmond Hill High School]]
*Bryan County Middle School
*Richmond Hill Middle School
*Bryan County Elementary School
*George Washington Carver Elementary School
*Lanier Primary School
*Richmond Hill Elementary School
*Richmond Hill Primary School

==Notable people==
Pembroke was the birthplace of jazz musician [[Jabbo Smith]].

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Pembroke, Georgia}}
* [https://www.pembrokega.net/ City of Pembroke official website]

{{Bryan County, Georgia}}
{{Georgia county seats}}
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[[Category:Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Cities in Bryan County, Georgia]]
[[Category:County seats in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Savannah metropolitan area]]