More historic than 2% of U.S. towns · #608 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Most of Pembroke Park was built recently: 0.2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1978. Below: maps from 1947 on and the census since 1960.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Pembroke Park is more historic than 2% of U.S. towns, #608 of 638 in Florida. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Pembroke Park’s overall grade.
Few Florida towns list much on the Register (a typical Florida town has 0.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Pembroke Park’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (33% of Florida towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to D. The pre-1940 share (±0.5 points) is firm at this size. Two sources give 1957.
Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Pembroke Park’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.
Hamlets and corners on the map
Bamboo Lakes Trailer ParkDale Village Mobile Home ParkGreen Acres Mobile Home VillageHoliday Mobile EstatesHollywood Ridge FarmsLa Siesta Mobile Home ParkLone Pine Mobile Home Park WestPembroke Park Lakes Mobile Home ParkSanders Mobile Home Colony
Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
The story so far
Pembroke Park, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Pembroke Park yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Pembroke Park is a town in Broward County, Florida, United States. The town took its name from its location along Pembroke Road. It is part of the Miami metropolitan area. Almost one-half of its residents live in mobile homes. The population was 6,260 at the 2020 census, and was estimated at 6,544 in 2024.
Pembroke Park was established in 1957. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 6,102 to 6,260 (+3%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Pembroke Park. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1947North Miami sheet · 1:24,000
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Pembroke Park.
People over time
Pembroke Park, census by census
Between 569 and 6,299 people in every census since 1960.
7 censuses, 1960–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Pembroke Park’s Wikipedia page.
Stories next door
History across the town line
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
In 1957, according to Wikidata. the census of 1960 counted 569 people here.
How does Pembroke Park rank for history?
Pembroke Park is more historic than 2% of U.S. towns, #608 of 638 in Florida. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Pembroke Park?
0.2% of Pembroke Park’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 0.6% for a Florida town; the median home was built in 1978.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From Wikimedia Commons (2), the Library of Congress (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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