Limerick, Ontario

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.

Communities

The township of Limerick comprises a number of villages and hamlets, including the following communities: • Brinklow • Martins Landing • Ormsby () • Ormsby Junction • St. Ola • Steenburg Lake File:Ormsby ON 1.JPG|Old school house in Ormsby File:Ormsby ON 2.JPG|Country store in Ormsby == Demographics ==

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Limerick had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Mother tongue (2021): • 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 ==

Mining

Pancontinental Resources Corporation's (Pancon) plans to build a nickel, copper, and cobalt mine in Limerick was met with resistance from the local community in 2018. 5.1 million tons of nickel, cobalt, and copper exist near the surface of a 880 hectare area known as the McBride Project, located near Canadian National Railway, mining rights to the area are owned by Derek McBride's private company Hastings Highlands Resources Limited, which had an option agreement with Pancon. ==See also==

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