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
Coat of arms of Windsor
Official logo of 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

Windsor is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. The city is across the Detroit River from the U.S. city of Detroit, Michigan. It is the most southern city in Canada. In 2021, Statistics Canada said the city has 229,660 people living in it.[6] It is inside Essex County, but it is independent from the county.

  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 2012-02-08.
  4. "Windsor (census metropolitan area) community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. March 13, 2007. Archived from the original on May 21, 2022. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
  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. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2022-02-09). "2021 Census of Population geographic summary: Windsor, City (CY) [Census subdivision], Ontario". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2023-11-30.

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