Limerick, Ontario

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Limerick
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Limerick
Coordinates: 44°54′N 77°40′W / 44.900°N 77.667°W / 44.900; -77.667Coordinates: 44°54′N 77°40′W / 44.900°N 77.667°W / 44.900; -77.667
Country  Canada
Province  Ontario
County Hastings
Incorporated 1887
Government
 • Type Township
 • Reeve David Golem
 • Federal riding Prince Edward—Hastings
 • Prov. riding Prince Edward—Hastings
Area[1]
 • Land 205.68 km2 (79.41 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 352
 • Density 1.7/km2 (4/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code K0L
Area code(s) 613 and 343
Website www.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 after the city of Limerick in Ireland.

Settlements

Old school house in Ormsby
Country store in Ormsby

Demographics

Canada census – Limerick, Ontario community profile
 201120062001

Population:
Land area:
Population density:
Median age:
Total private dwellings:
Median household income:

352 (-3.3% from 2006)
205.68 km2 (79.41 sq mi)
1.7 /km2 (4.4 /sq mi)

427

364 (0.6% from 2001)
200.59 km2 (77.45 sq mi)
1.8 /km2 (4.7 /sq mi)
51.6 (M: 51.2, F: 52.2)
565
$27,333

362 (-8.6% from 1996)
200.59 km2 (77.45 sq mi)
1.8 /km2 (4.7 /sq mi)
48.6 (M: 48.0, F: 48.8)
556
$26,501

References: 2011[1] 2006[2] 2001[3]

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2011: 352
  • Population in 2006: 364
  • Population in 2001: 362
  • Population in 1996: 396
  • Population in 1991: 347

Mother tongue:[2]

  • 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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Limerick census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-03-01. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2012-03-01. 
  3. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-01. 
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census

External links

 Faraday Bancroft Carlow/Mayo
Wollaston Tudor and Cashel (Cashel section)
   Limerick  
Marmora and Lake Tudor and Cashel (Tudor section) Tweed
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