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title: "Corporation of the County of Essex"
url: "https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/corporation-of-the-county-of-essex"
description: "Corporation of the County of Essex: Essex is a town in Ontario with a population of 21,216 (2021 Census). Official website: countyofessex.ca."
site: "Canada Service Map"
author: "Mahmoud Halat"
publisher: "Space & Story"
updated: "2026-10-14"
licence: "Built entirely from public data: open data and official government pages. Each record keeps the licence of its source, listed at https://canadaservicemap.ca/data."
---
# Corporation of the County of Essex

Ontario · Local government

Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, updated 14 October 2026. Not a government website. The official page always has the final word.

## About

Essex is a town in Ontario with a population of 21,216 (2021 Census).

Written by Canada Service Map from [Statistics Canada 2021 Census data](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000201). Data licence: Statistics Canada Open Licence.

## Facts

- Jurisdiction: Ontario
- Layer: Local government
- Class: Regional and county
- Population: 21,216 (2021 Census)
- Based in: [Essex, ON](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/essex)
- Wikidata: [Q559147](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q559147)

## Official website

- [countyofessex.ca/en/index.aspx](https://www.countyofessex.ca/en/index.aspx)

## Places on record

Operator on record for 1 place, from open data, by type. Operators are matched from the source records and may be approximate.

- Libraries: 1

## Related bodies

More bodies of the same class (Regional and county) in Ontario.

- [Corporation of the County of Brant](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/corporation-of-the-county-of-brant)
- [Corporation of the County of Bruce](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/corporation-of-the-county-of-bruce)
- [Corporation of the County of Dufferin](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/corporation-of-the-county-of-dufferin)
- [Corporation of the County of Elgin](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/corporation-of-the-county-of-elgin)
- [Corporation of the County of Frontenac](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/corporation-of-the-county-of-frontenac)
- [Corporation of The County of Grey](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/corporation-of-the-county-of-grey)
- [Corporation of the County of Hastings](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/corporation-of-the-county-of-hastings)
- [Corporation of the County of Huron](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/corporation-of-the-county-of-huron)
- [Corporation of the County of Lambton](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/corporation-of-the-county-of-lambton)
- [Corporation of the County of Lanark](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/corporation-of-the-county-of-lanark)
- [United Counties of Leeds and Grenville](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/united-counties-of-leeds-and-grenville)
- [United Counties of Prescott and Russell](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/united-counties-of-prescott-and-russell)

## Sources

- Description written by Canada Service Map from [Statistics Canada 2021 Census data](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000201). Data licence: Statistics Canada Open Licence.
- Record from: [Statistics Canada, Public Sector Universe](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/68-516-x/68-516-x2016001-eng.htm). Licence: Statistics Canada Open Licence.

## More

- [View it in the explorer](https://canadaservicemap.ca/explore?sel=psu:2146478005), with the sources of its record.
- [Places and services in Essex, ON](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/essex)
- [Public services in Ontario](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/ontario)
- [Data and sources](https://canadaservicemap.ca/data): every record keeps the licence of its source.

## Cite this page

Canada Service Map, "Corporation of the County of Essex", updated 14 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/corporation-of-the-county-of-essex