Limerick, Cashel, Ontario (1881 census)
Limerick, Cashel was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 563. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.925°N, 77.600°W.
Population
In 1881, Limerick, Cashel had a population of 563: 298 male and 265 female residents. Population density was 3.3 people per square mile.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Tudor, Wollaston, Limerick, Cashel, 1871 (46.7% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Limerick, 1891 (52.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Limerick, Cashel shared boundaries with:
- Carlow, Mayo
- Denbigh, Abinger, Ashby, Effingham
- Dungannon
- Elzevir & Grimsthorpe
- Faraday
- Tudor
- Wollaston
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 102 |
| Number of families | 102 |
| Number of females | 265 |
| Number of males | 298 |
| Number of married females | 97 |
| Number of married males | 98 |
| Number of married persons | 195 |
| Number of widowed females | 3 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 5 |
| POP TOT | 563 |
| Total population | 563 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 165 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 198 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 363 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 100 |
| Number of occupied houses | 100 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 926 |
| Acres of potatoes | 67 |
| Acres of wheat | 274 |
| BAR BU | 113 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 113 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 550 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 778 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,892 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 306 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 720 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,438 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,109 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,439 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,385 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 5 |
| BWT BU | 550 |
| CRN BU | 778 |
| HAY AC | 926 |
| HAY TONS | 618 |
| OAT BU | 3,892 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 720 |
| POT AC | 67 |
| POT BU | 5,438 |
| RYE BU | 2,109 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 618 |
| WHT AC | 274 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,439 |
| WHT WTR BU | 5 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 165 |
| C UNMD M | 198 |
| C UNMD TOT | 363 |
| D OCC | 100 |
| FEMALE | 265 |
| GRA BU | 100 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 100 |
| H UNINH | 1 |
| MALE | 298 |
| MD F | 97 |
| MD M | 98 |
| MD TOT | 195 |
| NUMBER CD | 122 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 306 |
| TUR BU | 3,385 |
| WID F | 3 |
| WID M | 2 |
| WID TOT | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON122015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Limerick, Cashel, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/limerick-cashel-on122015-1881/.