Tecumseh, Ontario

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Town of Tecumseh, Ontario
Seal
Motto: A community proud of the past, confident in the future
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Essex
Founded	1792
Government
- Mayor	Gary McNamara
- Governing body	Tecumseh Town Council
- Member of Parliament	Joe Comartin (NDP)
- Provincial Representative	Dwight Duncan (LIB)
Area
- Town	120.3 km²  (46.4 sq mi)
Population (2001)
- Town	25,105
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)

Tecumseh (2001 population 25,105) is a town on Lake St. Clair east of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

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, as Carriere owns a food processing plant near the heart of the town.

Every August, Tecumseh hosts the Tecumseh Corn Fest, a four-day festival celebrating corn and the town's agriculture. The festival's mascot is named "Nibby". The Corn Fest draws people from all over the county, and even some from Chatham-Kent and Detroit, Michigan. The town also has concerts at the festival, and has hosted such large names as Shania Twain in the past.

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

[edit] External links

• Town of Tecumseh website

Northwest: Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan	North: Lake St. Clair	Northeast: Lake St. Clair
West: Windsor	Tecumseh, Ontario	East: Lakeshore
Southwest: LaSalle/Amherstburg	South: Essex	Southeast: Essex

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Essex County, Ontario

	Topics on Essex County, Ontario
Transportation	Current Provincial Highways: Highway 3 • Highway 77 • Highway 401 Former Provincial Highways: Highway 2 • Highway 39 • Highway 98 • Highway 107 • Highway 114 Essex County Roads: County Roads • Roads Template Railways: Essex Terminal Railway • Windsor Subdivision • Chatham Subdivision • CASO Subdivision
Municipalities	Amherstburg • Essex 1 • Kingsville • Lakeshore • LaSalle • Leamington • Township of Pelee Island • Tecumseh • Windsor 2
Communities	Belle River3 • Colchester • Comber • Cottam • Deerbrook • Emeryville • Harrow3 • Maidstone • Malden Center • McGregor • Oldcastle • Puce • River Canard • Ruthven • St. Clair Beach3 • St. Joachim • Seacliffe • Stoney Point • Woodslee
Attractions and Parks	Point Pelee National Park • Fort Malden National Historic Park • Jack Miner Bird Sanctuary • Colasanti's Tropical Gardens • ERCA • Chrysler Canada Greenway • Trans-Canada Trail
Geography	Bois Blanc Island • East Sister Island • Fighting Island • Middle Island • Peche Island • Pelee Island • Point Pelee
Related Topics	Detroit, Michigan • Detroit River • Windsor • Ontario
1 County seat. 2 Separated Municipality, as of 1998. 3 Formerly a separate municipality, merged into another as of 1998.