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 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 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 508 total population, 272 males, 236 females, 196 married persons, 99 married males, 97 married females, 96 families, 7 widowed persons, 5.30 average size of families, 5 widowed females, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 305 single persons under 18, 171 single males under 18, 134 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 506 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 95 houses, 95 houses built of wood, 95 occupied houses, 68 houses of 2 stories, 27 houses of 1 story, 26 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 19 houses of 2 rooms, 19 houses of 3 rooms, 16 houses of 4 rooms, 8 houses of 5 rooms, 3 houses of 1 room, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 14,610 pounds of homemade butter, 14,256 acres of land in farms, 10,257 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,086 bushels of potatoes, 4,410 bushels of oats, 3,999 acres of improved land in farms, 2,856 acres of farmland under crops, 1,461 bushels of turnips, 1,262 acres of hay crops, 1,140 chickens, 1,112 acres of farmland in pasture, 815 tons of hay, 730 bushels of peas, 724 bushels of rye, 711 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 646 bushels of corn, 558 bushels of spring wheat, 449 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 415 acres of oats, 390 bushels of buckwheat, 384 swine slaughtered or sold, 357 bushels of barley, 302 sheep, 266 milk cows, 190 other cattle, 136 sheep slaughtered or sold, 105 swine, 100 horses aged over 3 years, 84 occupants of farms, 76 acres of wheat, 75 farm occupants who own their land, 69 cattle killed or sold, 61 acres of potatoes, 50 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 40 geese, 31 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 29 acres of barley, 27 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 27 turkeys, 26 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 26 horses aged 3 years and under, 23 bushels of beans, 23 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 20 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 14 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 12 bushels of winter wheat, 12 oxen, 11 ducks, 9 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 acres of turnips, 6 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.