Essex County, Ontario

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Essex County
County (upper-tier)
County of Essex Comté d'Essex (French)
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Location of Essex County in Ontario
Coordinates: 42°10′N 82°47′W / 42.167°N 82.783°W / 42.167; -82.783
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Settled	1749
Named for	Essex, England
County seat Local government	Town of Essex
Municipalities	List Amherstburg Essex Kingsville Lakeshore LaSalle Tecumseh Leamington
Government
• Warden	Hilda McDonald
• Deputy Warden	Joe Bachetti
Area [1]
• Land	1,662.73 km2 (641.98 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	192,970
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	519/226/548
Website	www.countyofessex.ca

Essex County is a primarily rural county in Southwestern Ontario, Canada comprising seven municipalities: Amherstburg, Kingsville, Lakeshore, LaSalle, Leamington, Tecumseh and the administrative seat, Essex.