Limerick, Ontario
Encyclopedia
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
.
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 165 (total dwellings: 565)
Mother tongue:
Hastings County, Ontario
Hastings County is located in the province of Ontario, Canada. It is The Cheese Capital of Canada. Geographically, it is located on the border of Eastern Ontario and Central Ontario. The population was 125,915 in 2001 and grew to 130,474 in the 2006 Canada Census...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, near Limerick Lake
Limerick Lake
Limerick Lake is a lake in the Trent River and Lake Ontario drainage basins in the township of Limerick, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada, about northwest of the community of St. Ola, northeast of Highway 62, and southeast of the town of Bancroft. In 1934, the building of St. Ola Dam raised the...
. It is located 80 km north of Belleville
Belleville, Ontario
Belleville is a city located at the mouth of the Moira River on the Bay of Quinte in Southern Ontario, Canada, in the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. It is the seat of Hastings County, but is politically independent of it. and the centre of the Bay of Quinte Region...
between Madoc
Madoc, Ontario
Madoc is a township in Eastern Ontario, Canada, in Hastings County.The township was named after legendary Welsh prince Madoc ap Owain Gwynedd, credited by some with discovering North America in 1170.-Communities:...
and Bancroft
Bancroft, Ontario
Bancroft is a town located on the York River in Hastings County in the Canadian province of Ontario.- History :In 1853 the first pioneer family settled in the area, and over the next 15 years the settlement grew quickly, as another 88 families followed...
and served by Ontario Highway 62
Highway 62 (Ontario)
King's Highway 62, commonly referred to as Highway 62, is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. The highway travels south-north from Highway 33 at Bloomfield in Prince Edward County, through Belleville, Madoc and Bancroft, to Maynooth, where it ends at a...
and County Road 620. The Township is bordered by the Town of Bancroft, Township of Wollaston
Wollaston, Ontario
Wollaston is a township in Hastings County, Ontario, Canada. The township had a population of 730 in the Canada 2006 Census.-Demographics:Population trend:* Population in 2006: 730 * Population in 2001: 679...
and the joined Townships of Tudor and Cashel
Tudor and Cashel, Ontario
Tudor and Cashel is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in Hastings County.The township consists of two non-contiguous portions, separated by Limerick township and the northernmost portion of Tweed...
. 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
Limerick
Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland, and the principal city of County Limerick and Ireland's Mid-West Region. It is the fifth most populous city in all of Ireland. When taking the extra-municipal suburbs into account, Limerick is the third largest conurbation in the...
in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
.
Settlements
- Martins Landing
- Ormsby (44.881°N 77.749°W)
- St. Ola
- Steenburg Lake
Demographics
Population trend:- 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:
- English as first language: 100 %
- French as first language: 0 %
- English and French as first language: 0 %
- Other as first language: 0 %