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Essex County, Ontario

Essex County
County of Essex
Comté d'Essex (French)
Flag of Essex County
Location of Essex County in Ontario
Location of Essex County in Ontario
Coordinates: 42°10′31″N 82°46′50″W / 42.17528°N 82.78056°W / 42.17528; -82.78056[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
Settled1749
Named forEssex, England
County seat
Local government
Town of Essex
Municipalities
Government
 • WardenHilda McDonald
 • Deputy WardenJoe Bachetti
Area
 • Land1,662.73 km2 (641.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
192,970
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)519/226/548
Websitewww.countyofessex.ca

Essex County is a primarily rural county in Southwestern Ontario, Canada comprising seven municipalities: Amherstburg, Kingsville, Lakeshore, LaSalle, Leamington, Tecumseh and the administrative seat, Essex.

  1. ^ "Place names - Essex". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "Essex County census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Archived from the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2012.

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