Tecumseh, Ontario
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Tecumseh (/tɪˈkʌmsi/) is a town in Essex County in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. It is on Lake St. Clair east of Windsor and had a population of roughly 23,300 as of the 2021 census according to Statistics Canada. It is part of the Windsor census metropolitan area, and is a part of the Windsor-Essex County region along with Amherstburg, Kingsville, Lakeshore, LaSalle and Leamington. Tecumseh was originally a Franco-Ontarian settlement.
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Tecumseh | |
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Town of Tecumseh | |
Motto(s): A community proud of the past, confident in the future - Une communauté fière de son passé et confiant dans son avenir | |
Coordinates: 42°14′35″N 82°55′32″W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
County | Essex |
Founded | 1792 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Gary McNamara |
• Member of Parliament | Irek Kusmierczyk (LPC) |
• Provincial Representative | Andrew Dowie (PC) |
Area | |
• Land | 94.64 km2 (36.54 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 23,300 |
• Density | 245.4/km2 (636/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern Time Zone) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (Eastern Time Zone) |
Forward sortation area | |
Area code(s) | 519, 226, and 548 |
Website | www |
Food processing is a major industry in Tecumseh, as Bonduelle owns a food processing plant near the town. The plant was built by Green Giant in 1931. Green Giant sold the plant in the late 1990s to Family Tradition Foods, who sold it to Carrière Foods in 2006. Carrière Foods was purchased in 2007 by Bonduelle.[3]
The Tecumseh Corn Festival has been recognized as one of the Top 50 Festivals in Ontario by Festivals and Events Ontario.[4]
Tecumseh is surrounded by Lake Erie, Lake St. Clair and the Detroit River.[5] Detroit is easily accessible to Tecumseh residents by the Ambassador Bridge or the Detroit–Windsor Tunnel, both of which are located within the neighbouring municipality of Windsor.
The town is named after Tecumseh, an 18th-century Shawnee chief and warrior who promoted resistance to the expansion of the United States onto Native American lands.