- Limerick, Ontario
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Limerick — Township — Community centre
LogoCoordinates: 44°54′N 77°40′W / 44.9°N 77.667°WCoordinates: 44°54′N 77°40′W / 44.9°N 77.667°W 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.
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Settlements
- Martins Landing
- Ormsby (44°52′52″N 77°44′56″W / 44.881°N 77.749°W)
- St. Ola
- Steenburg Lake
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
References
External links
Faraday Bancroft Carlow/Mayo Wollaston Tudor and Cashel (Cashel section) Limerick
Marmora and Lake Tudor and Cashel (Tudor section) Tweed Categories:- Township municipalities in Ontario
- Municipalities in Hastings County, Ontario
- Ontario geography stubs
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