Windsor, Ontario

Windsor
City of Windsor
From top, left to right: Downtown Windsor skyline, Ambassador Bridge, WFCU Centre, Dillon Hall at University of Windsor, and Caesars Windsor
Nicknames: 
Motto(s): 
The river and the land sustain us. - “The Place to Be.”
Location in the Detroit–Windsor region
Location in the Detroit–Windsor region
Windsor is located in Southern Ontario
Windsor
Windsor
Location within southern Ontario
Windsor is located in Ontario
Windsor
Windsor
Location within Ontario
Windsor is located in Canada
Windsor
Windsor
Location within Canada
Coordinates: 42°18′08″N 82°59′37″W / 42.30222°N 82.99361°W / 42.30222; -82.99361 (Windsor)[2]
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
Census divisionEssex
Settled1749
Incorporated1854
Named forWindsor, Berkshire
Government
 • TypeCouncil-Manager
 • MayorDrew Dilkens
 • Governing bodyWindsor City Council
 • MPsBrian Masse (NDP),
Irek Kusmierczyk (LPC)
 • MPPsLisa Gretzky (NDP),
Andrew Dowie (PC)
Area
 • City (single-tier)
146.32 km2 (56.49 sq mi)
 • Urban
175.77 km2 (67.87 sq mi)
 • Metro
1,022.84 km2 (394.92 sq mi)
Elevation
190 m (620 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • City (single-tier)
229,660 (23rd)
 • Urban
306,519 (16th)
 • Metro
422,630 (16th)
DemonymWindsorite
Gross Metropolitan Product
 • Windsor CMACA$16.4 billion (2019)[5]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Forward sortation area
Area codes519, 226 and 548
Websitewww.citywindsor.ca
Separated municipalities

Windsor (/ˈwɪndzər/ WIND-zer) is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada, on the south bank of the Detroit River directly across from Detroit, Michigan, United States. Geographically located within but administratively independent of Essex County, it is the southernmost city in Canada and marks the southwestern end of the Quebec City–Windsor Corridor. The city's population was 229,660 at the 2021 census, making it the third-most populated city in Southwestern Ontario, after London and Kitchener. This represents a 5.7 percent[6] increase from Windsor's 2016 population census of 217,188. The Detroit–Windsor urban area is North America's most populous trans-border conurbation. Linking the Great Lakes Megalopolis, the Ambassador Bridge border crossing is the busiest commercial crossing on the Canada–United States border.

Windsor is a major contributor to Canada's automotive industry and is culturally diverse. Known as the "Automotive Capital of Canada", Windsor's industrial and manufacturing heritage is responsible for how the city has developed through the years.

  1. ^ "History of Windsor". uwindsor.ca. University of Windsor Department of History. Archived from the original on July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  2. ^ "Windsor". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  3. ^ "Windsor (city) community profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. February 8, 2012. Archived from the original on May 27, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
  4. ^ "Windsor (census metropolitan area) community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. March 13, 2007. Archived from the original on May 21, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
  5. ^ "Table 36-10-0468-01 Gross domestic product (GDP) at basic prices, by census metropolitan area (CMA) (x 1,000,000)". Statistics Canada. January 27, 2017. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  6. ^ "Demographics | City of Windsor". www.citywindsor.ca. Retrieved June 26, 2024.

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