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History · New Limerick

New Limerick dates to 1775

Most of New Limerick was built recently: 3% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1983. Below: maps from 1938 on and the census since 1840.

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How New Limerick began

When was New Limerick founded?

1775

New Limerick dates its founding to 1775 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1840.

First census: 123 in 18402020 census: 574251 years
Founding year: Wikipedia.

What stands out about New Limerick’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of New Limerick are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Older than the countryEstablished in 1775, 1 years before the Declaration of Independence.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how New Limerick’s history is told.

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The story so far

New Limerick, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of New Limerick yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

New Limerick is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 574 at the 2020 census. The town was settled in 1775 and incorporated on March 18, 1837, from New Limerick Plantation. It received its name from the fact that many of its settlers had previously lived in Limerick in York County at the southern end of the state, which in turn was probably named after the Irish city of Limerick.

New Limerick was established in 1775. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 510 to 574 (+13%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

New Limerick, decade by decade

Today4 recent
Bullpin12022Bullpin1MEMap-location-of-New Limerick2017MEMap-location-of-New LimerickLooking across the Valley2002Looking across the ValleyFarm House and Barn on Quiet Country Road2002Farm House and Barn on Quiet Country Road
On the map

New Limerick on the map, 1938 to 1984

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of New Limerick. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

New Limerick on the 1938 USGS mapNew Limerick on the 1951 USGS mapNew Limerick on the 1975 USGS mapNew Limerick on the 1984 USGS map1938Houlton sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of New Limerick.

People over time

New Limerick, census by census

01002003004005006001850190019502000Peak: 600

Between 123 and 600 people in every census since 1840.

19 censuses, 1840–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on New Limerick’s Wikipedia page.

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

LudlowIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHoulton13 historic placesALinneusIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSmyrnaIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townOakfield1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about New Limerick’s history

What year was New Limerick founded?

In 1775, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. the census of 1840 counted 123 people here.

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (4), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.