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Coordinates: 44°54′N 77°40′W / 44.900°N 77.667°W / 44.900; -77.667
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Limerick
Township (lower-tier)
Township of Limerick
Community centre
Community centre
Official logo of Limerick
Limerick is located in Southern Ontario
Limerick
Limerick
Coordinates: 44°54′N 77°40′W / 44.900°N 77.667°W / 44.900; -77.667
Country Canada
Province Ontario
CountyHastings
Incorporated1887
Government
 • TypeTownship
 • ReeveCarl Stefanski
 • Federal ridingHastings—Lennox and Addington
 • Prov. ridingPrince Edward—Hastings
Area
[1]
 • Land205.37 km2 (79.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2016[1])
 • Total346
 • Density1.7/km2 (4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
K0L
Area code(s)613 and 343
Websitewww.township.limerick.
on.ca

Limerick is a small township in Hastings County, Ontario, Canada, near Limerick Lake. It is located 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Belleville between Madoc and Bancroft and served by Ontario Highway 62 and County Road 620. The Township is bordered by the Town of Bancroft, Township of Wollaston and the joined Townships of Tudor and Cashel. The township is heavily forested, as is the shoreline of the Limerick Lake, the main industry in the township being forestry and logging. The population of Limerick Township is approx. 300 full-year residents, and another 1000 seasonal residents.

It was named in 1887 after the city of Limerick in Ireland.[2]

Communities

The township of Limerick comprises a number of villages and hamlets, including the following communities such as Martins Landing, Ormsby (44°52′52″N 77°44′56″W / 44.881°N 77.749°W / 44.881; -77.749), St. Ola, Steenburg Lake; Brinklow, Ormsby Junction

Old school house in Ormsby
Country store in Ormsby

Demographics

Canada census – Limerick, Ontario community profile
20162011
Population346 (-1.7% from 2011)352 (-3.3% from 2006)
Land area205.37 km2 (79.29 sq mi)205.68 km2 (79.41 sq mi)
Population density1.7/km2 (4.4/sq mi)1.7/km2 (4.4/sq mi)
Median age55.1 (M: 55.7, F: 53.8)
Private dwellings541 (total)  427 (total) 
Median household income$42,880
References: 2016[3] 2011[4] earlier[5][6]
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1991347[8]—    
1996396+14.1%
2001362−8.6%
2006364+0.6%
2011352−3.3%
2016346−1.7%
[7][4][1]

First Official Language Spoken:[4]

  • English as first language: 100%
  • French as first language: 0%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0%

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Limerick, Township". Statistics Canada. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  2. ^ Limerick Township History since 1888. By Mrs. Thomas Ham, Steenburg, Ontario. First published in The North Hastings Review circa 1955. Accessed 31 May 2020.
  3. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
  4. ^ a b c "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
  5. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  6. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  7. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  8. ^ Statistics Canada (1992). Profile of census divisions and subdivision in Ontario. Part A. Supply and Services Canada. p. 141. ISBN 0-660-57210-9.


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