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title: "Corporation of the Town of Essex"
url: "https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/corporation-of-the-town-of-essex"
description: "Corporation of the Town of Essex: Essex is a town in Ontario with a population of 21,216 (2021 Census). Official website: essex.ca. View it in the explorer."
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 Town 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: Cities and towns
- Population: 21,216 (2021 Census)
- City page: [Essex, ON](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/essex)
- Wikidata: [Q559147](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q559147)

## Official website

- [essex.ca](http://www.essex.ca/)

## Related bodies

More bodies of the same class (Cities and towns) in Ontario.

- [Corporation of the Town of Collingwood](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/corporation-of-the-town-of-collingwood)
- [Corporation of the Town of Deep River](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/corporation-of-the-town-of-deep-river)
- [Corporation of the Town of Deseronto](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/corporation-of-the-town-of-deseronto)
- [Corporation of the Town of Englehart](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/corporation-of-the-town-of-englehart)
- [Corporation of the Town of Erin](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/corporation-of-the-town-of-erin)
- [Corporation of the Town of Espanola](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/corporation-of-the-town-of-espanola)
- [Corporation of the Town of Fort Frances](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/corporation-of-the-town-of-fort-frances)
- [Corporation of the Town of Gananoque](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/corporation-of-the-town-of-gananoque)
- [Corporation of the Town of Goderich](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/corporation-of-the-town-of-goderich)
- [Corporation of the Town of Gore Bay](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/corporation-of-the-town-of-gore-bay)
- [Corporation of the Town of Gravenhurst](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/corporation-of-the-town-of-gravenhurst)
- [Corporation of the Town of Greater Napanee](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/corporation-of-the-town-of-greater-napanee)

## 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:2146480931), 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 Town of Essex", updated 14 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/corporation-of-the-town-of-essex