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In 1851, the southern part of Kent was detached to for a separate county, with the northern part becoming Lambton County, which was united with Essex to become the United Counties of Essex and Lambton. [8] However, Kent and Lambton were united for the purpose of electing a member to the Parliament of the Province of Canada. [9]
Kent County, area 2,458 km 2 (949 sq mi) is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario. The county was created in 1792 and named by John Graves Simcoe in honour of the English County . The county is in an alluvial plain between Lake St. Clair , and Lake Erie , watered by two navigable streams , the Thames River and the Sydenham River .
A number of settlements of Black slaves in Essex County are identified on this 1898 map of "Underground" Routes to Canada. [5] Longer roads began to appear in the county after the War of 1812, the first of which followed Indian trails. Colonel Thomas Talbot contributed to road development, and Talbot Road was named for him.
Essex is a town with a population of 21,216 in Essex County in southwestern Ontario, Canada, whose municipal borders extend to Lake Erie. Essex is also the name of the largest community within the municipality.
Tilbury (2016 population 4,768 [3]) is a community within the municipality of Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada. It is located 26.5 kilometres (16.5 mi) southwest of Chatham-Kent and 57.3 kilometres (35.6 mi) east of Windsor on Highway 401.
Historical map that includes Lambton County (1875) Lambton County started as a part of the District of Hesse. The district of Hesse included British territories west of Long Point (practically all of western Ontario). The district was later divided and renamed using English district names (Essex, Suffolk, Kent, etc.). Lambton was part of Kent ...
Lakeshore is a municipality on Lake St. Clair, in Essex County, Ontario, Canada. It was incorporated in 1999 by amalgamating the Town of Belle River with the townships of Maidstone, Rochester, Tilbury North, and Tilbury West. It is the largest and the most populous municipality within Essex County.
Wheatley is a community in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, within the municipality of Chatham-Kent.It lies about 12 kilometres (7 mi) east of Leamington.Nearby parks include Two Creeks Conservation Area, which has 15 km of hiking and bicycling paths, Kopegaron Woods Conservation Area, Hillman Marsh Conservation Area and Point Pelee National Park.