Limerick, Ontario
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Limerick is a small township in Hastings County, Ontario, Canada, near Limerick Lake. It is located Template:Convert north of Belleville between Madoc and Bancroft and served by Ontario Highway 62 and Township Road 620.[1] The Township is bordered by the Town of Bancroft, Township of Wollaston and the United 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. 400 full-year residents, and another 1000 seasonal residents.
It was named in 1887 after the city of Limerick in Ireland.[2]
Communities
The township of Limerick comprises a number of villages and hamlets, including the following communities:
- Brinklow
- Martins Landing
- Ormsby (Template:Coord)
- Ormsby Junction
- St. Ola
- Steenburg Lake
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Old school house in Ormsby
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Country store in Ormsby
Demographics
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Mother tongue (2021):[3]
- English as first language: 94.3%
- French as first language: 1.1%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 3.4%
Mining
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See also
References
External links
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