Limerick, Ontario (1891 census)
Limerick was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 508. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262048. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.905°N, 77.673°W.
Population
In 1891, Limerick had a population of 508: 272 male and 236 female residents. Population density was 5.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 508 |
| 1901 | 597 |
| 1911 | 448 |
| 1921 | 271 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 Limerick, Cashel, 1881 (52.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Limerick shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 96 |
| Number of families | 96 |
| Number of females | 236 |
| Number of males | 272 |
| Number of married females | 97 |
| Number of married males | 99 |
| Number of married persons | 196 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 7 |
| POP F | 236 |
| POP M | 272 |
| POP TOT | 508 |
| Total population | 508 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 134 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 171 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 305 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 506 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 95 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 95 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 27 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 68 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 95 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 29 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 31 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,112 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,257 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,856 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,262 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,999 |
| Acres of land in farms | 14,256 |
| Acres of oats | 415 |
| Acres of potatoes | 61 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 76 |
| BAR AC | 29 |
| BAR BU | 357 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 357 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 390 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 646 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,410 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 730 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,086 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 724 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 558 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,461 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 12 |
| BWT BU | 390 |
| CRN BU | 646 |
| HAY AC | 1,262 |
| HAY TONS | 815 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 69 |
| Number of chickens | 1,140 |
| Number of ducks | 11 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 75 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 9 |
| Number of geese | 40 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 26 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 100 |
| Number of milk cows | 266 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 84 |
| Number of other cattle | 190 |
| Number of other fowl | 6 |
| Number of oxen | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 14 |
| Number of sheep | 302 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 136 |
| Number of swine | 105 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 384 |
| Number of turkeys | 27 |
| OAT AC | 415 |
| OAT BU | 4,410 |
| PEA BU | 730 |
| POT AC | 61 |
| POT BU | 5,086 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 449 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 711 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 14,610 |
| RYE BU | 724 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 815 |
| WHT AC | 76 |
| WHT FALL BU | 12 |
| WHT SP BU | 558 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 23 |
| A 201 PL | 20 |
| A 51 100 | 27 |
| BEN BU | 23 |
| BUTTER LB | 14,610 |
| CATTLE KS | 69 |
| CHEESE LB | 50 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 134 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 171 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 305 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 449 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 26 |
| DUCKS | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 96 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 711 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 40 |
| GRA BU | 26 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,140 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 100 |
| HOUSES | 95 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 16 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 27 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 26 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 19 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 68 |
| HOUSES W | 95 |
| INF 11 A | 14 |
| MD FEM | 97 |
| MD MALE | 99 |
| MD TOT | 196 |
| MILK COWS | 266 |
| NAME CD | Hastings, North—Nord |
| OC F | 9 |
| OC P | 75 |
| OC TOT | 84 |
| OTHER FOWL | 6 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 190 |
| OTHERS | 506 |
| SHEEP | 302 |
| SHEEP KS | 136 |
| SUP AM | 3,999 |
| SUP FOR | 10,257 |
| SUP JV | 31 |
| SUP PAT | 1,112 |
| SUP SC | 2,856 |
| SUP TOT | 14,256 |
| SWINE | 105 |
| SWINE KS | 384 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 95 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 1,461 |
| TURKEY | 27 |
| WID FEM | 5 |
| WID MALE | 2 |
| WID TOT | 7 |
| WORKING OX | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON074007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262048
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 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, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/limerick-on074007-1891/.