Limerick, Ontario

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Limerick
Township (lower-tier)
Township of Limerick
Community centre
Community centre
Official logo of Limerick
Logo
Limerick is located in Southern Ontario
Limerick
Limerick
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Country  Canada
Province  Ontario
County Hastings
Incorporated 1887
Government
 • Type Township
 • Reeve Sharon Carson
 • Federal riding Hastings—Lennox and Addington
 • 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

  • Martins Landing
  • Ormsby (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
  • St. Ola
  • Steenburg Lake
File:Ormsby ON 1.JPG
Old school house in Ormsby
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Country store in Ormsby

Demographics

Population trend:

  • Population in 2011: 352[1]
  • Population in 2006: 364[2]
  • Population in 2001: 362[3]
  • Population in 1996: 396[3]
  • Population in 1991: 347[4]

First Official Language Spoken:[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

References

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