Essex County, Ontario
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Location of the region in Ontario
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Country | Canada |
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Ontario
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Administrative headquarters | Windsor |
Coordinates : | 42 ° 8 ′ N , 82 ° 42 ′ W |
Residents | 388,782 (as of 2011) |
surface | 1,850.78 km² |
Population density | 210.1 inhabitants / km² |
Time zone : | Eastern Standard Time ( UTC −5) Eastern Daylight Time ( UTC −4, daylight saving time) |
Web presence | www.countyofessex.on.ca |
Essex County is a county in the Canadian province of Ontario . The county seat is Essex , the administrative center is Windsor . The population is 388,782 (2011), the area 1850.78 km², which corresponds to a population density of 210.1 inhabitants per km². The county is named after the English county of Essex . It is located in the extreme southwest of the province between Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair .
Communities
The parishes in Essex County are:
The city of Windsor is geographically and statistically part of Essex County, but is not under its administration.