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Tecumseh

Ontario, Canada · North America

About Tecumseh

Tecumseh is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Grosse Pointe Park, 28km from Greenfield Village.

Tecumseh is a town located in Ontario, Canada. With a population of 23,229, it is an important destination in North America.

On a road trip, Tecumseh sits in Canada, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Toronto time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Tecumseh to your route.

About Tecumseh

Tecumseh () is a town in Essex County in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. It is on Lake St. Clair east of Windsor and had a population of roughly 23,300 as of the 2021 census according to Statistics Canada. It is part of the Windsor census metropolitan area, and is a part of the Windsor-Essex County region along with the

Read more towns of Amherstburg, Essex, Kingsville, LaSalle, and the municipalities of Lakeshore and Leamington. Tecumseh was originally a Franco-Ontarian settlement. Food processing is a major industry in Tecumseh, as Bonduelle owns a food processing plant near the town. The plant was built by Green Giant in 1931. Green Giant sold the plant in the late 1990s to Family Tradition Foods, who sold it to Carrière Foods in 2006. Carrière Foods was purchased in 2007 by Bonduelle. The Tecumseh Corn Festival has been recognized as one of the Top 50 Festivals in Ontario by Festivals and Events Ontario. Tecumseh is surrounded by Lake Erie, Lake St. Clair and the Detroit River. Detroit is easily accessible to Tecumseh residents by the Ambassador Bridge or the Detroit–Windsor Tunnel, both of which are located within the neighbouring municipality of Windsor. The town is named after Tecumseh, an 18th-century Shawnee chief and warrior who promoted resistance to the expansion of the United States onto Native American lands.

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Tecumseh is located in Ontario, Canada, North America. The coordinates are 42.3160 latitude, -82.8840 longitude.

What is the population of Tecumseh?

Tecumseh has a population of approximately 23,229 people, making it a town in Canada.

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Quick Information

Population
23,229
Continent
North America
Country
Canada
Region
Ontario
Timezone
America/Toronto
Coordinates
42.3160, -82.8840

Emergency & Services

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Police
911
Ambulance
911
Fire
911
Driving side
right

CAA roadside assistance: 1-800-222-4357. Winter tyres mandatory in Quebec December–March.

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Worth the detour from Tecumseh

2 notable places within an hour's drive.

landmark

Greenfield Village

Open-air living history museum adjacent to the Henry Ford Museum featuring Thomas Edison's lab and the Wright Brothers' bicycle shop.

28 km · about 35 min drive

museum

Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation

A vast museum celebrating American ingenuity, housing Rosa Parks' bus, JFK's limousine, and the Wright Brothers' workshop.

29 km · about 35 min drive

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Tecumseh.

Grosse Pointe Park

🇺🇸 United States

8 km awayPop. 11,220

Grosse Pointe

🇺🇸 United States

8 km awayPop. 5,232

Grosse Pointe Farms

🇺🇸 United States

10 km awayPop. 9,232

Windsor

🇨🇦 Canada

11 km awayPop. 229,660

Detroit

🇺🇸 United States

13 km awayPop. 645,705

Harper Woods

🇺🇸 United States

13 km awayPop. 13,836

Grosse Pointe Shores

🇺🇸 United States

13 km awayPop. 2,718

Grosse Pointe Woods

🇺🇸 United States

14 km awayPop. 15,762

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