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Moving to Pembroke, Georgia

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Pembroke, the county seat of Bryan County, was incorporated August 23, 1905. The birth of Pembroke is attributable to the construction of the Seaboard Railroad line in the late 1800s. The first resident of the town (which was founded in 1890, although not incorporated until 1905) was the railroad construction foreman who lived in a caboose on the railroad siding. That caboose is present today in the city park downtown.

Named for Pembroke W. Williams, a leading citizen of Bryan County during the 1890s, the city was the leading business and railroad center for the area in the early 20th century. Pembroke became the county seat in 1937 due to a County Referendum moving the county seat from Clyde (a town which no longer exists) to Pembroke, due to Pembroke’s banking, business and transportation prominence.

Pembroke was home to the late Jack W. Shuman, a prominent state legislator and businessman in southeast Georgia during the 1960s and 1970s.

The Christmas in Pembroke Festival is held the second Saturday in December and features a parade and sugar cane grinding.

Population: 2,379. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,503 (+5.2% change)
Males: 1,143 (48.0%), Females: 1,236 (52.0%)

Bryan County

Zip code: 31321

Demographics

Median resident age: 31.8 years
Median household income: $28,456
Median house value: $75,800

Population by Race

Races in Pembroke:

  • White Non-Hispanic (58.6%)
  • Black (38.0%)
  • Hispanic (1.6%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)

Ancestries: United States (12.0%), Irish (8.5%), German (5.1%), English (4.5%), Scotch-Irish (1.4%), French (1.1%).

Elevation: 91 feet

Land area: 7.6 square miles

Map of Pembroke, GA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Pembroke

  • High school or higher: 63.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
  • Unemployed: 8.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pembroke city

  • Never married: 24.8%
  • Now married: 54.1%
  • Separated: 3.1%
  • Widowed: 8.1%
  • Divorced: 10.0%

1.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +251 (+11.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Pembroke:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pembroke:

  • SAVANNAH/HILTON HEAD INTERNATIONAL (about 30 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; Abbreviation: SAV)
  • HUNTER AAF (about 36 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; Abbreviation: SVN)
  • BRUNSWICK GOLDEN ISLES (about 63 miles; BRUNSWICK, GA; Abbreviation: BQK)

Other public-use airports nearest to Pembroke:

  • CLAXTON-EVANS COUNTY (about 18 miles; CLAXTON, GA; Abbreviation: CWV)
  • STATESBORO-BULLOCH COUNTY (about 24 miles; STATESBORO, GA; Abbreviation: TBR)
  • LIBERTY COUNTY (about 25 miles; HINESVILLE, GA; Abbreviation: 2J2)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pembroke:

  • GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; STATESBORO, GA; Full-time enrollment: 12,724)
  • ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC STATE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,945)
  • SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN (about 40 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; Full-time enrollment: 4,565)
  • AUGUSTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 90 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,300)
  • AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 96 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,778)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT AIKEN (about 99 miles; AIKEN, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,636)
  • SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 107 miles; ORANGEBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,971)

Schools

Public high school in Pembroke:

  • BRYAN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 520; Location: 1234 CAMELIA DRIVE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Pembroke:

  • BRYAN COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 435; Location: 600 PAYNE STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • BRYAN COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 421; Location: 104 ASH BRANCH ROAD; Grades: 03 – 05)
  • BRYAN PREK (RICHMOND HILL) (Location: 66 SOUTH INDUSTRIAL BOULEVARD; Grades: 00 – 00)
  • BRYAN PREK (PEMBROKE) (Location: 66 SOUTH INDUSTRIAL BOULEVARD; Grades: 00 – 00)
  • BRYAN ACADEMY (Location: 66 SOUTH INDUSTRIAL BOULEVARD; Grades: 00 – 00)

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