Leamington, Ontario
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Leamington (/ˈliːmɪŋtən/ 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.
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Leamington | |
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Municipality of Leamington | |
Nickname(s): The Sun Parlour of Canada, The Tomato Capital of Canada. | |
Motto: Live | Play | Work | |
Coordinates: 42°4′N 82°35′W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
County | Essex |
Government | |
• Mayor | Hilda MacDonald |
• MP | Dave Epp (CPC) |
• MPP | Trevor Jones (PC) |
Area | |
• Land | 262.01 km2 (101.16 sq mi) |
• Urban | 31.70 km2 (12.24 sq mi) |
• Metro | 508.84 km2 (196.46 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Municipality (lower-tier) | 29,680 |
• Density | 105.3/km2 (273/sq mi) |
• Urban | 32,991 |
• Urban density | 1,040.7/km2 (2,695/sq mi) |
• Metro | 49,147 |
• Metro density | 96.6/km2 (250/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Forward sortation area | |
Area code(s) | 519, 226, 548[5] |
Website | www |
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Known since the 20th century as the "Tomato Capital of Canada", it is the location of a tomato processing factory 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".