Limerick, Ontario (1911 census)
Limerick was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 448. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262048. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.905°N, 77.673°W.
Population
In 1911, Limerick had a population of 448: 228 male and 220 female residents. Population density was 5.4 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Limerick shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 52,838 area in acres, 448 total population, 228 males in the population, 220 females in the population, 136 single (never-married) males, 123 single (never-married) females, 97 families, 86 married females, 84 married males, 82.56 area in square miles, 11 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 5.43 population per square mile. 597 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 168 persons of British origin (Irish), 114 persons of British origin (English), 71 persons of Dutch origin, 57 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 27 persons of German origin, 10 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 357 Methodists, 55 Presbyterians, 19 Anglicans (Church of England), 14 Roman Catholics, 3 Brethren, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 92 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON079007— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/limerick-on079007-1911/.