Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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| City of Windsor | |||
Images from top to bottom, left to right: Downtown Windsor skyline, Ambassador Bridge, Charlie Brooks Memorial Peace Fountain, Dillon Hall at University of Windsor, and Caesars Windsor
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Nickname(s): "The City of Roses", "Automotive Capital of Canada" |
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| Motto: The river and the land sustain us. | |||
 Location of Windsor within Essex County, in the province of Ontario |
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| Coordinates: 42°17′N 83°00′W / 42.283°N 83.000°WCoordinates: 42°17′N 83°00′W / 42.283°N 83.000°W | |||
| Country | Canada | ||
| Province | Ontario | ||
| Census division | Essex | ||
| Settled | 1749 | ||
| Incorporated | 1854 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Council-Manager | ||
| • Mayor | Drew Dilkens | ||
| • Governing body | Windsor City Council | ||
| • CAO | Onorio Colucci | ||
| • MPs |
Brian Masse (NDP), Cheryl Hardcastle (NDP) |
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| • MPPs |
Lisa Gretzky (NDP), Percy Hatfield (NDP) |
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| 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 (2011) | |||
| • City (single-tier) | 210,891 (23rd) | ||
| • Urban | 276,165 (16th) | ||
| • Metro | 319,246 (16th) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Windsorite | ||
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) | ||
| Postal code span | N8P to N8T, N8W to N9G | ||
| Area code(s) | 519, 226 and 548 | ||
| Highways |
 Highway 3 Highway 401
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| Website | www.citywindsor.ca | ||
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Nickname(s): "The City of Roses", "Automotive Capital of Canada"
Windsor (
i/ˈwɪnzər/) is a city in Ontario and the southernmost city in Canada. It is located on the southern shore of the Detroit River, directly across the river from Detroit, Michigan. Windsor is a major contributor to Canada's automotive industry and has a storied history and diverse culture.
Prior to European exploration and settlement, the Windsor area was inhabited by the First Nations and Native Americans. Windsor was settled by the French in 1749 as an agricultural settlement. It is the oldest continually inhabited European settlement in Canada west of Montreal. The area was first named Petite Côte ("Little Coast" – as opposed to the longer coastline on the Detroit side of the river). Later it was called La Côte de Misère ("Poverty Coast") because of the sandy soils near LaSalle.
Windsor's French Canadian heritage is reflected in French street names such as Ouellette, Pelissier, François, Pierre, Langlois, Marentette, and Lauzon. The current street system of Windsor (a grid with elongated blocks) reflects the Canadien method of agricultural land division, where the farms were long and narrow, fronting along the river. Today, the north-south street name often indicates the name of the family that at one time farmed the land where the street is now located. The street system of outlying areas is consistent with the British system for granting land concessions. There is a significant French-speaking minority in Windsor and the surrounding area, particularly in the Lakeshore, Tecumseh and LaSalle areas.
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