Windsor, Ont, Canada's southernmost city, is located on the Detroit river in the extreme southwest corner of the province.

Lying directly south of Detroit on the rich agricultural peninsula nestled between Lakes ERIE and ST CLAIR, Windsor is an international gateway through which millions of foreign visitors enter the country each year.

Windsor has grown from the coalescing of a chain of separate communities along the Detroit River and Lake St Clair and from spreading inland to the south, and today its Census Metropolitan Area includes the towns of Tecumseh, Essex and BELLE RIVER; the village of St Clair Beach; and the townships of Sandwich West and South Maidstone, Rochester and Colchester North.

Economy
Windsor is Canada's fifth-largest manufacturing centre. Since its inception the auto industry has set wage and employment patterns for the area. Chrysler, Ford and General Motors continue to invest heavily in Windsor, which augurs well for its future. Chrysler has head offices in Windsor and is the city's largest employer.
Windsor also has significant employment in construction, transportation, trade and service industries. Much of the food and beverage industry consists in processing locally grown farm products. Windsor's best-known processor is Hiram Walker and Sons, Ltd, makers of Canadian Club Whisky. Windsor is also one of Ontario's tourist and convention centres.
Windsor's tradition in higher education began with the establishment in 1857 of Assumption College, which became UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR (inc 1962), a nondenominational, provincially supported university. St Clair College of Applied Arts and Technology (fd 1967) continues a tradition begun early in this century by F.P. Gavin, a pioneer in technical education.