Limerick, Ontario

Limerick
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Limerick
Coordinates: 44°54′N 77°40′W / 44.9°N 77.667°W / 44.9; -77.667Coordinates: 44°54′N 77°40′W / 44.9°N 77.667°W / 44.9; -77.667
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Hastings
Settled
Incorporated	1887
Government
– Type	Township
– Reeve	David Golem
– Federal riding	Prince Edward—Hastings
– Prov. riding	Prince Edward—Hastings
Area[1]
– Land	200.59 km2 (77.4 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1]
– Total	364
– Density	1.8/km2 (4.7/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 km 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

• 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

Old school house in Ormsby

Country store in Ormsby

Demographics

Population trend:^[2]

• Population in 2006: 364 (2001 to 2006 population change: 0.6 %)
• Population in 2001: 362
• Population in 1996: 396
• Population in 1991: 347

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 165 (total dwellings: 565)

Mother tongue:^[1]

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

See also

• List of communities in Ontario

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Statistics Canada 2006 Census - Limerick community profile
2. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census

External links

• Official Website
• Limerick Waterways Ratepayers Association