Limerick, Ontario

Limerick
Township of Limerick
Community centre
Community centre
Official logo of Limerick
Limerick is located in Southern Ontario
Limerick
Limerick
Coordinates: 44°54′N 77°40′W / 44.900°N 77.667°W / 44.900; -77.667
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
CountyHastings
Incorporated1887
Government
 • TypeTownship
 • MayorKim Carson
 • Federal ridingHastings—Lennox and Addington
 • Prov. ridingHastings—Lennox and Addington
Area
 • Land205.37 km2 (79.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2016[1])
 • Total346
 • Density1.7/km2 (4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
K0L
Area code(s)613 and 343
Websitewww.township.limerick.on.ca Edit this at Wikidata

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 Township Road 620.[2] 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 in 1887 after the city of Limerick in Ireland.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Limerick, Township". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  2. ^ Cameron Bevers. "History of Secondary Highway 620". Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  3. ^ Limerick Township History since 1888. By Mrs. Thomas Ham, Steenburg, Ontario. First published in The North Hastings Review circa 1955. Accessed 31 May 2020.