Essex County, Ontario

Essex County is the southernmost county and census division in Canada located in Southwestern Ontario. The administrative seat is the Town of Essex. Essex County has a population of 177,720, and the census division including Windsor and Pelee has a population of 388,782 as of the Canada 2011 Census, making it one of the most populous divisions in Ontario.SubdivisionsThe current municipalities in Essex County are:AmherstburgEssexKingsvilleLakeshoreLaSalleLeamingtonTecumseh The City of Windsor is governed as a separated municipality but is part of the Essex Census division and many services are joint "city/county". The Township of Pelee is also a separate municipality and part of the Essex Census division.GeographyEssex 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 the city of Windsor, Ontario. Excluding Windsor (which is a Separated Municipality), Leamington is the most urbanized part of the county.