The Detroit-Windsor region is an international urban area centered around the United States city of Detroit, Michigan, and the Canadian city of Windsor, Ontario. Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and lies at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. It is the world's largest international metropolitan area.
The Detroit-Windsor area covers the United States counties of Lapeer, Livingston, Macomb, Oakland, St. Clair, Wayne, Genesee, Washtenaw and Monroe in Michigan and the Canadian regions of Chatham-Kent, Essex and Lambton counties in Ontario. Lapeer County is a county in the US state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the population was 87904 a 2007 Census Bureau estimate placing Livingston County is a county in the US state of Michigan, and is part of the Detroit-Warren-Livonia Metropolitan Statistical Area. Macomb County is a county in the US state of Michigan. The 2000 census recorded its population to be 788149 Oakland County is a county in the US state of Michigan. As of 2007, the population was estimated at 1206089 St Clair County is a county in the US state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the population was 164235 with the 2007 Census Bureau estimate Wayne County is a county in the US state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the population was 2061162 with an estimated population of Genesee County is a county in the US state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the population was 436141 with the 2007 Washtenaw County (ˈwɒʃtɨnɔː is a county in the US state of Michigan. Monroe County is a county in the US state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the population was 145945 with the 2007 Census Bureau estimate Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. For the town in England see Chatham Kent. The Municipality of Chatham-Kent ( 2006 Essex County is a County and Census division located in Southwestern Ontario and covers an area at the southernmost tip of Canada Lambton County Ontario (2006 pop 128204 is a Census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec The region is sometimes defined to also include the greater Toledo area in northwest Ohio, which adjoins Monroe County, Michigan; and the London/Middlesex County area, which adjoins the Ontario counties of Kent and Lambton. This article is about the city in Ohio, USA. For Toledo Spain, see that article London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada along the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor with a metropolitan area population of 457720 the city proper Both London and Toledo have ties to Detroit sports, especially in baseball - both cities being home to minor league farm teams of the Detroit Tigers. The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA
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Overview
The Detroit-Windsor region is not recognized formally as a single metropolitan area by either the U. S. or Canadian governments. If it were, the region would be the eighth most populous metropolitan area in North America. A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large Metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central [1] Nevertheless, the communities have been historically tied by several partnerships and agreements, including the Detroit and Windsor Tunnel Corporation,[2] the firm that is owned equally by the City of Detroit and City of Windsor and operates the tunnel. Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and lies at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. The Detroit–Windsor Tunnel is a partially submerged Highway tunnel connecting Detroit Michigan in the United States, with Windsor Ontario The cities are historically linked through the rise of the auto industry in both countries due to the U. S. -Canadian Auto Pact in the 1960s, and share geo-political concerns affecting transportation and shared resources, such as the Detroit River. The Automotive Products Trade Agreement, commonly known as the Auto Pact or APTA, was an important Trade agreement between Canada and the The Detroit River is a river in the Great Lakes system about 32 miles (51 km long and 0 [3] Many federal, state and provincial bi-national agreements affecting trade and border security also link the region. Today, increasing governmental co-operation is being formalized. The Detroit River International Crossing (DRIC), a bi-national effort made up of Michigan, U. S. and Ontario, Canada officials to recommend the location of a new or expanded crossing of the Detroit River[4] and the joint Royal Canadian Mounted Police and U.S. Coast Guard Shiprider program of marine border security are examples. [5] The increasing interdependence of Detroit-Windsor was recognized by U. S. regional business and government in 2007 when Windsor Mayor Eddie Francis was invited to take part in, and speak at, the annual Mackinac Policy Conference, a committee of regional business and political leaders, developed to address the economic and quality of life issues that matter most to Southeast Michigan. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Eddie Francis (born May 1974 is a Canadian politician currently serving as Mayor of Windsor, Ontario. Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U [6]
Economy
Detroit is the center of a manufacturing powerhouse and home to the Big Three automobile companies. The Big Three automobile manufactures may refer to The three major American (USA automakers General Motors, Ford and As a result, Windsor is home to the Chrysler Canadian Headquarters and car plants for the "Big Three. " While the inner city of Detroit has experienced economic difficulties over the years, the affluent suburbs are magnets for immigrants, wealth, and population growth. Windsor's economy is reliant on the automotive industry, but has diversified. As an example, Casino Windsor, the largest in Canada, attracts visitors from the metro Detroit region. Caesars Windsor —formerly Casino Windsor —in Windsor, Ontario is one of four Casinos in the Detroit-Windsor area Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Detroit metropolitan area, often referred to as Metro Detroit, is the metropolitan area located in Southeast In fact, Kwame Kilpatrick stated that Detroit is transitioning "from a manufacturing economy to a casino economy" in his re-election campaign. Kwame Malik Kilpatrick (born June 6, 1970) now a Convicted felon, served as mayor of Detroit Michigan from 2002 to 2008 [7] Casino Windsor has major expansion plans and renovations and MGM Grand Detroit announced in March 2007 they were recruiting a thousand new employees for their permanent hotel and casino opening late 2007. The MGM Grand Detroit Casino Resort in Detroit, Michigan is one of four Casinos in the Detroit-Windsor area
Many people commute across the Detroit-Windsor International border daily. Professions identified in the 1988 Free Trade Act are permitted TN Visas for legal work in the United States and Canada. TN (Trade NAFTA status is a special non-immigration status unique to citizens of the United States, Canada and Mexico. As an example, a large number of nurses in Detroit hospitals are Canadians living in Windsor. One of the nation's largest law firms, Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone P. L. C. , has offices in both Windsor and Detroit. The U. S dollar is readily accepted as currency in Windsor.
A 2004 Border Transportation Partnership study showed that 150,000 jobs in the region and $13 billion in annual production depend on the Detroit-Windsor international border crossing. Borders define geographic boundaries of political entities or legal jurisdictions such as Governments States or subnational administrative [8] With many new businesses in the suburbs, the region is competitive in emerging technologies including biotechnology, nanotechnology, information technology, cognotechnology, and hydrogen fuel cell development. Emerging technologies and converging technologies are terms used to cover various cutting edge developments in the Emergence and convergence of Technology Incentives to bring more suburban companies to downtown Detroit include a wireless Internet zone, heavy infrastructure, the NextEnergy center, business tax incentives, entertainment, an International Riverfront, and residential high rises.
Demographics
Together, the two metropolitan areas have a population of almost 6,000,000 people, with 5. 4 million[9] in the Detroit area, 375,000 people in Essex County [10] (Windsor), 125,000 in Lambton County (Sarnia), and 110,000 in Chatham-Kent, Ontario. Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and lies at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. Sarnia is a City in Southwestern Ontario, Canada (city population 71419 census area population For the town in England see Chatham Kent. The Municipality of Chatham-Kent ( 2006 [11] It is the largest border region in the world (now that Hong Kong has been returned to China). Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National [12] (Rome, which surrounds Vatican City, is not far behind, however, with some 5,400,000 people living in its metropolitan area. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Vatican City, officially the State of the Vatican City (Stato della Città del Vaticano is a Landlocked sovereign City-state whose territory )[13] The Detroit side contains over one-half of the population of Michigan, whereas Windsor and Sarnia contain only two percent of Ontario's population. Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. An estimated 46 million people, nearly 16% of the U. S. population, live within a 480 km (300 mile) radius of the area, with other metropolitan areas within this radius, such as Toronto, Ontario; Hamilton, Ontario; Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Toledo, Ohio; Columbus, Ohio; Cincinnati, Ohio; Northern Kentucky; Grand Rapids, Michigan; London, Ontario; Flint, Michigan; Saginaw, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Chicago, Illinois. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Hamilton (ˈhæməltən ( 2006 population 504559 UA population 647634 CMA population Buffalo (ˈbʌfəloʊ is the second largest city in New York State. Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state This article is about the city in Ohio, USA. For Toledo Spain, see that article Columbus is the Capital and the largest city of the US state of Ohio. The term Northern Kentucky generally refers to the three northernmost counties in Kentucky. London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada along the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor with a metropolitan area population of 457720 the city proper Flint is a city in the US state of Michigan and is located along the Flint River, 66 miles (106 km northwest of Detroit. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. [14]
While about four-fifths of the population of Metro Detroit lives outside the city itself, Windsor has a balanced population between the city of Windsor itself and the rest of Essex County. The Detroit metropolitan area, often referred to as Metro Detroit, is the metropolitan area located in Southeast There are over 50 different communities within Metro Detroit, all ranging in population from the hundreds to the hundreds of thousands. Windsor's CMA, however, has only eight official municipalities (with Windsor being a recent separated municipality), consisting of LaSalle (pop. In the Canadian province of Ontario, municipalities operate in various hierarchies LaSalle is a town in Essex County, Ontario. It is located on the Detroit River, south of the City of Windsor. 25,000), Tecumseh (pop. Tecumseh (2001 population 25105 is a Town on Lake St Clair east of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. 25,000), Amherstburg (pop. Amherstburg (2006 population 21748 UA population 13410 is a Town near the mouth of the Detroit River in Essex County 20,000), Leamington (pop. Leamington is a municipality in Essex County, Ontario and has a population of 28833 30,000), Kingsville (pop. The Town of Kingsville is located in Essex County in southwestern Ontario, Canada and is Canada's Southernmost town 20,000), Essex (pop. Essex is a Town in Essex County in southwestern Ontario, Canada, whose municipal borders extend to Lake Erie 20,000), Lakeshore (pop. Lakeshore is a Town in southwestern Ontario, Canada on Lake St 30,000), Pelee Island (1,000) and of course Windsor (pop. Pelee Island, Ontario, Canada, is an Island in the western half of Lake Erie. 226,000). Within each of these municipalities lie several smaller communities that serve as bedroom communities for Windsor's working force. Windsor has recently been given a boost by immigration. However, Detroit itself has less than half of its peak population. [15]
Photo gallery
 The Ambassador Bridge in the setting sun connects Windsor with Detroit. The Ambassador Bridge is a Privately-owned Suspension bridge that connects Detroit, Michigan, in the United States, with Windsor |
 The bridge is each nation's main trade artery. |
 Windsor's Riverfront walk is lined with sculpture and the "best" views of Detroit's skyline. |
 A city bus that crosses the U. S-Canada border over fifty times a day where a route transfer agreement allow a DDOT, SMART or Transit Windsor rider free transfers across the international routes. The Detroit Department of Transportation (or DDOT, D-Dot is the Public transit operator in Detroit Michigan. The Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART is the public transit operator serving suburban Detroit Michigan. Transit Windsor is a company that provides public transportation in the city of Windsor Ontario. [16] |
 Windsor and Detroit share architectural similarities. This building is on Giles Boulevard in Windsor. . . |
 . . . this apartment is located on Woodward and McLean in Detroit. M-1, more commonly known as Woodward Avenue, is a north-south state trunkline in the U |
 Canada did not support the U. S. involvement in Vietnam, yet the City of Windsor allowed for a waterfront memorial to Canadians lost fighting with the American forces. Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially |
 Albert Kahn, known as "the architect of Detroit" designed Willistead Manor in Windsor. Albert Kahn ( March 21, 1869 in Rhaunen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany – December 8, 1942 in Willistead Manor is a historic house located in the former town of Walkerville Ontario, now Windsor Ontario. |
See also
- Ambassador Bridge
- Detroit International Riverfront
- Detroit-Windsor Tunnel
- Golden Horseshoe
- Quebec City-Windsor Corridor
- 2020 Summer Olympics
- Windsor-Detroit International Freedom Festival
References
- ^ http://www.perspective.ca/publishing/pictures/Windsor_2006.pdf</a>
- ^ Detroit & Windsor Tunnel Corporation. The Ambassador Bridge is a Privately-owned Suspension bridge that connects Detroit, Michigan, in the United States, with Windsor __NOEDITSECTION__ The Detroit International Riverfront is an area so designated by the nonprofit city sponsored managing entity the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy incorporated as a The Detroit–Windsor Tunnel is a partially submerged Highway tunnel connecting Detroit Michigan in the United States, with Windsor Ontario As far as I know the Golden Horseshoe is ancient history and this page should be renamed (or forwarded to to Greater Golden Horseshoe now that Statistics Canada is (finally using the same The 2020 Summer Olympics (officially known as the Games of the XXXII Olympiad) is expected to be a major international sports and cultural festival to be celebrated International River Days a five day festival along the International Riverfront marked the 2007 opening of the River Walk along the east river leading up to the International Home page (accessed 21 April 2007)
- ^ U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Detroit River Area of Concern (accessed 21 April 2007).
- ^ Detroit River International Crossing. DRIC (accessed 21 April 2007).
- ^ Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Pilot Project Shiprider. 12 September 2005. (accessed 21 April 2007).
- ^ Mackinac Policy Conference. Agenda. Detroit Regional Chamber of Conference. 30 May 2007. (accessed 21 April 2007).
- ^ Lessenberry, Jack. "Casino Economy" Jack Lessenberry: Essays and Interviews. 29 November 2005. (Accessed 2 May 2007).
- ^ Detroit Regional Chamber (2006) Detroit/Windsor Border Update: Part I-Detroit River International Crossing Study
- ^ JULY 1, 2005 POPULATION ESTIMATES FOR METROPOLITAN, MICROPOLITAN, AND COMBINED STATISTICAL AREAS (Areas defined by the Office of Management and Budget as of December 2005). Retrieved on 2006-12-05. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations.
- ^ 2001 Community profiles. Retrieved on 2006-12-05. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations.
- ^ 2001 Community profiles. Retrieved on 2006-12-05. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations.
- ^ Detroit Pistons fan website. Retrieved on 2007-05-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John
- ^ http://demo.istat.it/bilmens2006/index.html- ISTAT demographics
- ^ Cities located close to Detroit. Istituto Nazionale di Statistica ( Istat) is the Italian national statistical institute Time and Date world clock distances. Retrieved on September 2, 2007.
- ^ Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990. Retrieved on 2007-05-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John
- ^ City of Windsor (website). "Tunnel Bus To Downtown Detroit". (Accessed 17 july 2007. )
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