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Kent County area is a historic county
Historic counties of Ontario

The Canada province of Ontario has several historic counties, which are past census divisions that no longer exist today. Most historic counties either merged with other counties, or became Regional municipality or single-tier municipalities....
 in the Canadian
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
 province of Ontario
Ontario

Ontario is a Provinces and territories of Canada located in the Central Canada part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area....
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The county was created in 1792 and named by John Graves Simcoe
John Graves Simcoe

Lieutenant-General John Graves Simcoe was the first lieutenant governor of Upper Canada from 1791-1796. He founded York, Upper Canada and was instrumental in introducing institutions such as the courts, trial by jury, English common law, fee simple land tenure, and for abolishing Slavery in Canada in Upper Canada long before it was abolish...
 in honour of the English
England

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 County
Kent

Kent is a Counties of England in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the River Thames estuary....
. The county is in an alluvial plain
Alluvial plain

An alluvial plain is a relatively flat landform created by the deposition of sediment over a long period of time by one or more rivers coming from highland regions, from which Alluvium soil forms....
 between Lake St. Clair, and Lake Erie
Lake Erie

Lake Erie is the fourth largest lake of the five Great Lakes, and the tenth largest globally. It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes and therefore also has the shortest average water residence time....
, watered by two navigable stream
Stream

A stream is a body of water less than 60 feet wide with a current , confined within a stream bed and stream banks. Depending on its locale or certain characteristics, a stream may be referred to as brook, beck, Burn , creek, crick, kill, lick , rill, river syke, bayou, rivu...
s, the Thames River
Thames River (Ontario)

The Thames River is located in southwestern Ontario, Canada.The Thames flows west 273 kilometers through southwestern Ontario, through the cities of Woodstock, Ontario, London, Ontario and Chatham, Ontario to Lighthouse Cove on Lake Saint Clair ....
 and the Sydenham River
Sydenham River

The Sydenham River is a river in Kent County, Ontario, Lambton County, Ontario andMiddlesex County, Ontario in southwestern Ontario, Canada flowing southwest from its source west of London, Ontario, Ontario and empties into Lake Saint Clair, North America....
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On January 1, 1998, the county, its townships, towns, and Chatham were amalgamated into the single-tier city of Chatham-Kent
Chatham-Kent, Ontario

The Municipality of Chatham-Kent is a city-status Census divisions of Ontario#Single-tier municipalities in Western Ontario Ontario, Canada. The municipality is mainly rural and agricultural, with industry in the larger urban areas....
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Kent County area is a historic county
Historic counties of Ontario

The Canada province of Ontario has several historic counties, which are past census divisions that no longer exist today. Most historic counties either merged with other counties, or became Regional municipality or single-tier municipalities....
 in the Canadian
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
 province of Ontario
Ontario

Ontario is a Provinces and territories of Canada located in the Central Canada part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area....
.

The county was created in 1792 and named by John Graves Simcoe
John Graves Simcoe

Lieutenant-General John Graves Simcoe was the first lieutenant governor of Upper Canada from 1791-1796. He founded York, Upper Canada and was instrumental in introducing institutions such as the courts, trial by jury, English common law, fee simple land tenure, and for abolishing Slavery in Canada in Upper Canada long before it was abolish...
 in honour of the English
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
 County
Kent

Kent is a Counties of England in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the River Thames estuary....
. The county is in an alluvial plain
Alluvial plain

An alluvial plain is a relatively flat landform created by the deposition of sediment over a long period of time by one or more rivers coming from highland regions, from which Alluvium soil forms....
 between Lake St. Clair, and Lake Erie
Lake Erie

Lake Erie is the fourth largest lake of the five Great Lakes, and the tenth largest globally. It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes and therefore also has the shortest average water residence time....
, watered by two navigable stream
Stream

A stream is a body of water less than 60 feet wide with a current , confined within a stream bed and stream banks. Depending on its locale or certain characteristics, a stream may be referred to as brook, beck, Burn , creek, crick, kill, lick , rill, river syke, bayou, rivu...
s, the Thames River
Thames River (Ontario)

The Thames River is located in southwestern Ontario, Canada.The Thames flows west 273 kilometers through southwestern Ontario, through the cities of Woodstock, Ontario, London, Ontario and Chatham, Ontario to Lighthouse Cove on Lake Saint Clair ....
 and the Sydenham River
Sydenham River

The Sydenham River is a river in Kent County, Ontario, Lambton County, Ontario andMiddlesex County, Ontario in southwestern Ontario, Canada flowing southwest from its source west of London, Ontario, Ontario and empties into Lake Saint Clair, North America....
.

On January 1, 1998, the county, its townships, towns, and Chatham were amalgamated into the single-tier city of Chatham-Kent
Chatham-Kent, Ontario

The Municipality of Chatham-Kent is a city-status Census divisions of Ontario#Single-tier municipalities in Western Ontario Ontario, Canada. The municipality is mainly rural and agricultural, with industry in the larger urban areas....
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Original Townships


Camden

Area . Surveyed in 1794 and named from the Earl of Camden
Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden

Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden was an England lawyer, judge and Whig politician. As a lawyer and judge he was a leading proponent of civil liberties, championing the rights of the jury , and limiting the powers of the State in leading cases such as Entick v Carrington....
. Community centres: (Dresden
Dresden, Ontario

Dresden is a community in southwestern Ontario, Canada, part of the municipality of Chatham-Kent, Ontario. Dresden is best known as the home of Josiah Henson, the former U.S....
, Thamesville
Thamesville, Ontario

Thamesville is a community in Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Ontario, Canada. It is located at the junction of former provincial Ontario Provincial Highway 2 and Ontario provincial highway 21, between Chatham, Ontario and London, Ontario....
)

Chatham

Area Surveyed in 1794. Community centres: City of Chatham and (Wallaceburg
Wallaceburg, Ontario

Wallaceburg is a community located in the municipality of Chatham-Kent, Ontario, in southwestern Ontario, Canada. Originally a small settlement, it was recognized for its significant contribution to the lumber and boat building industries and strategic location along the banks of the scenic Sydenham River....
)

Dover

Area . Dover Township was named after Dover, England. It was surveyed in 1794 and incorporated in 1850. Within the boundaries of Dover along the Chenal Ecarte of the river St. Clair is the site of Lord Selkirk's
Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk

Thomas Douglas was the 5th Earl of Selkirk, born at Saint Mary's Isle, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. He was noteworthy as a Scottish philanthropist who sponsored immigrant settlements in Canada at the Red River Colony....
 Baldoon Settlement, established in 1803. Communities include Mitchell's Bay, Grande Pointe and Pain Court.

Harwich

Area . Surveyed in 1794 and named from the English port at the mouth of the Thames. A resident of Harwich, Valintine Zimmer, co-founded with friends of the same nationality the German Concession of Harwich. (Blenheim
Blenheim, Ontario

Blenheim is a community located in south-central Chatham-Kent, in Ontario, Canada, with a population of 5100....
, Erieau, Erie Beach, Shrewsbury)

Howard

Area . Surveyed in 1794 and named after Thomas Howard, Earl of Effingham, father-in-law of Sir Guy Carleton
Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester

Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, Order of the Bath , known between 1776 and 1786 as Sir Guy Carleton, was an Ireland-Great Britain soldier who twice served as Governor of the Province of Quebec , from 1768–1778 , and from 1785–1795....
. Community centres: (Morpeth, Ridgetown
Ridgetown, Ontario

Ridgetown is a community in Ontario, Canada located in south-east Chatham-Kent, Ontario. It is home to the University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus....
)

Orford

Area, . Surveyed in 1794 and named from the English port of Orford in Suffolk. Community centre. (Highgate)

Raleigh

Area . Surveyed in 1794. Likely named for Walter Raleigh
Walter Raleigh

Sir Walter Raleigh or Ralegh, was a famed English writer, poet, soldier, courtier and explorer.Raleigh was born to a Protestant family in Devon, the son of Walter Raleigh and Catherine Champernowne....
. Community centres: (Charing Cross)

Romney

Area , Surveyed in 1794. Named form the Kentish port
New Romney

New Romney is a small town in Kent, England, on the edge of Romney Marsh, an area of flat, rich agricultural land reclaimed from the sea. New Romney was once a sea port, with the harbour adjacent to the church, but is now over a mile from the sea ....
 in England. Community centres: (Wheatley
Wheatley, Ontario

Wheatley is a community in Southwestern Ontario, within the municipality of Chatham-Kent, Ontario. It lies about 12 kilometres east of Leamington, Ontario....
)

Tilbury East

Area . Surveyed in 1794, named form the English Tilbury fort in Essex. Community Centres: (Merlin
Merlin, Ontario

Merlin is a small farming community inhabited by 750 residents located in Southwestern Ontario. It lies five kilometres due north off the shores of Lake Erie in the municipality of Chatham-Kent, Ontario...
, Tilbury
Tilbury, Ontario

Tilbury is a community in the municipality of Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Ontario, Canada. It is located between Chatham, Ontario and Windsor, Ontario on Highway 401 ....
)

Zone

Area . Separated form Oxford in 1821 to provide a special organizational district, "the zone", for the Indians of the Moravian Mission on the Thames. Community Center. (Bothwell)

Original Towns

  • Chatham (County Seat, largest town in the county, at around 54,000).
  • Blenheim
    Blenheim, Ontario

    Blenheim is a community located in south-central Chatham-Kent, in Ontario, Canada, with a population of 5100....
  • Dresden
    Dresden, Ontario

    Dresden is a community in southwestern Ontario, Canada, part of the municipality of Chatham-Kent, Ontario. Dresden is best known as the home of Josiah Henson, the former U.S....
  • Bothwell
  • Highgate
  • Ridgetown
    Ridgetown, Ontario

    Ridgetown is a community in Ontario, Canada located in south-east Chatham-Kent, Ontario. It is home to the University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus....
  • Tilbury
    Tilbury, Ontario

    Tilbury is a community in the municipality of Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Ontario, Canada. It is located between Chatham, Ontario and Windsor, Ontario on Highway 401 ....
  • Thamesville
    Thamesville, Ontario

    Thamesville is a community in Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Ontario, Canada. It is located at the junction of former provincial Ontario Provincial Highway 2 and Ontario provincial highway 21, between Chatham, Ontario and London, Ontario....
  • Wallaceburg
    Wallaceburg, Ontario

    Wallaceburg is a community located in the municipality of Chatham-Kent, Ontario, in southwestern Ontario, Canada. Originally a small settlement, it was recognized for its significant contribution to the lumber and boat building industries and strategic location along the banks of the scenic Sydenham River....
  • Wheatley
    Wheatley, Ontario

    Wheatley is a community in Southwestern Ontario, within the municipality of Chatham-Kent, Ontario. It lies about 12 kilometres east of Leamington, Ontario....


See also

  • List of Ontario census divisions.


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