Leamington, Ontario

Leamington
Municipality of Leamington
Lake Erie and Seacliff Park
Lake Erie and Seacliff Park
Flag of Leamington
Official logo of Leamington
Nickname(s): 
The Sun Parlour of Canada, The Tomato Capital of Canada.
Motto: 
Live | Play | Work
Leamington is located in Essex County
Leamington
Leamington
Leamington is located in Southern Ontario
Leamington
Leamington
Coordinates: 42°4′N 82°35′W / 42.067°N 82.583°W / 42.067; -82.583
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
CountyEssex
Government
 • MayorHilda MacDonald
 • MPDave Epp (CPC)
 • MPPTrevor Jones (PC)
Area
 • Land262.01 km2 (101.16 sq mi)
 • Urban
31.70 km2 (12.24 sq mi)
 • Metro
508.84 km2 (196.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[4] [1][2][3]
 • Municipality (lower-tier)29,680
 • Density105.3/km2 (273/sq mi)
 • Urban
32,991
 • Urban density1,040.7/km2 (2,695/sq mi)
 • Metro
49,147
 • Metro density96.6/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Forward sortation area
Area code(s)519, 226, 548[5]
Websitewww.leamington.ca

Leamington (/ˈlmɪŋtən/ LEEM-ing-tən) is a municipality in Essex County, Ontario, Canada. With a population of 29,680 in the Canada 2021 Census, it forms the second largest urban centre in Windsor-Essex County after Windsor, Ontario. It includes Point Pelee National Park, the southernmost point of mainland Canada.

Known since the 20th century as the "Tomato Capital of Canada", it is the location of a tomato processing plant owned by Highbury-Canco; founded in 1908, the plant was owned until 2014 by the H. J. Heinz Company. Due to its location in the southernmost part of Canada, Leamington uses the motto "Sun Parlour of Canada".

  1. ^ a b "Leamington (Census Subdivision) census profile". 2016 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Leamington (Population Centre) census profile". 2016 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Leamington (Census agglomeration) census profile". 2016 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  4. ^ "Census Profile, Leamington Ontario (municipality)". Statistics Canada. 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  5. ^ "Leamington, Ontario Area Code". areacodehelp.com. Retrieved December 27, 2018.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · View on Wikipedia

Developed by razib.in