Essex County is a county and census division located in Southwestern Ontario and covers an area at the southernmost tip of Canada. The county seat is Windsor and the administrative seat is Essex. The population of Essex County was approximately 393,402 in 2006.
The current municipalities in Essex County are:
These seven municipalities were established by a restructuring process in the 1990s. In addition, Pelee Island is included as part of Essex ...
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Essex County is a county and census division located in Southwestern Ontario and covers an area at the southernmost tip of Canada. The county seat is Windsor and the administrative seat is Essex. The population of Essex County was approximately 393,402 in 2006.
The current municipalities in Essex County are:
These seven municipalities were established by a restructuring process in the 1990s. In addition, Pelee Island is included as part of Essex County as a Township.
The City of Windsor is governed as a separated municipality but is part of the Essex Census division.
Essex County is largely composed of clay-based soils, with sandy soils along the beaches and shores. For the most part, Essex County is flat farmland, with some woodlots. There is a small 30–50 foot (10–15 m) high ridge near Kingsville and Leamington in the southern part of the county, and large marshland near Hillman Marsh Conservation Area, and Point Pelee National park. The most built-up part of the county is naturally...
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