Tecumseh, Ontario
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Tecumseh (2001 population 25,105) is a town on Lake St. Clair east of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
Originally known as Ryegate 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; tracts of Canada's most valuable agricultural land has been covered by unsustainable development, beginning in the late 1980s.
Food processing is a major industry in Tecumseh.
Every August, Tecumseh hosts the Corn Festival, a four-day festival celebrating corn. The festival's mascot is named "Nibby".
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| North: Detroit, Michigan, Grosse Pointe Shores, Lake Saint Clair | ||
| West: Windsor, Ontario, La Salle | Techumseh | East: Lakeshore |
| South: Amherstburg, Essex |