Tecumseh, Ontario

Originally known as Ryegate Postal Station when it was first settled in 1792, Tecumseh was renamed in 1912 after the Shawnee tribe leader of the same name. It was officially incorporated as a town in 1921. Tecumseh had a large French population and when nearby Windsor started to grow into the area, considerable angst between the English and French developed.

In 1999, as part of a reorganization of Essex County, Tecumseh was merged with the Village of St. Clair Beach, and the Township of Sandwich South into the Town of Tecumseh. In 2003, the City of Windsor annexed approximately 23 km² from the Town of Tecumseh. Now considered to be a bedroom community of Windsor, Tecumseh is often cited as an example of urban sprawl; new subdivisions have developed on some of Canada's most valuable agricultural land beginning in the late 1980s.

Food processing is a major industry in Tecumseh.

Every August, Tecumseh hosts the Corn Fest, a four-day festival celebrating corn. The festival's mascot is named "Nibby".

The town slogan is "A community that is proud of its past and confident of its future".

The more official town slogan, one that is popular among the teenage population, is S.W.E.D., meaning "smoke weed everyday" this is due to the availability of marijuana in the region. In Tecumseh, if parents find marijuana in the child's bedroom it earns the child a mere slap on the wrists, and it is literally as easy to buy marijuana as it is to buy a loaf of bread, in Tecumseh.