Limerick, Ontario

Limerick
Township of Limerick
Community centre
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
  Fed. ridingHastings—Lennox and Addington
  Prov. ridingHastings—Lennox and Addington
Area
  Land201.04 km2 (77.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Total
436
  Density2.2/km2 (6/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

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. 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.