{{Short description|Town in Ontario, Canada}} {{use mdy dates|date=May 2023}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Kingsville | official_name = Town of Kingsville | settlement_type = [[List of towns in Ontario|Town]] ([[List of municipalities in Ontario#Lower-tier municipalities|lower-tier]]) | nickname = Canada's Southernmost Town | motto = | image_skyline = Kingsville main street (4023845740).jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = Main Street | image_flag = Kingsville,_Ontario_Flag.svg | image_shield = Coat of Arms of Kingsville, Ontario.svg | shield_size = 100x80px | image_map = | mapsize = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = CAN ON Essex#Canada Southern Ontario | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_mapsize = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Province]] | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name = {{CAN}} | subdivision_name1 = {{ON}} | subdivision_name2 = [[Essex County, Ontario|Essex]] | leader_title = Mayor | leader_title1 = [[House of Commons of Canada|MP]] | leader_title2 = [[Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario)|MPP]] | leader_name = Dennis Rogers | leader_name1 = [[Chris Lewis (Canadian politician)|Chris Lewis]] ([[Conservative Party of Canada|CPC]]) | leader_name2 = [[Anthony Leardi]] ([[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|PC]]) | established_title = Incorporated | established_date = 1901 | area_magnitude = | area_footnotes = <ref name="cp2016"/> | area_total_km2 = | area_land_km2 = 246.83 | area_water_km2 = | population_as_of = 2016 | population_footnotes = <ref name="cp2016"/> | population_total = 21552 | population_density_km2 = 87.3 | timezone = Eastern (EST) | utc_offset = -5 | timezone_DST = EDT | utc_offset_DST = -4 | postal_code_type = [[Canadian postal code#Forward sortation areas|Forward sortation area]] | postal_code = [[List of N postal codes of Canada|N9Y]] | area_codes = [[Area codes 519 and 226|519 and 226]] | coordinates = {{coord|42|6|N|82|43|W|region:CA-ON|display=inline,title}} | elevation_m = 200.00 | elevation_footnotes = <ref name= "climate"/> | website = [http://www.kingsville.ca/ www.kingsville.ca] | footnotes = }}

'''Kingsville''' is a town in [[Essex County, Ontario|Essex County]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]].

It is best known for being "Canada's Southernmost Town."

The town had a population of 22,119 in the Canada 2021 Census,<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/search-recherche/productresults-resultatsproduits-eng.cfm?Lang=E&GEOCODE=2021A00053537013| title=2021 Census of Population geographic summary: Kingsville| publisher=Statistics Canada| access-date=18 November 2025}}</ref> a 2.6% increase from the previous census figure of 21,552 in 2016.<ref name="cp2016" />

==History== Kingsville was incorporated as a town in 1901. It was named for Colonel James King, an early settler who was instrumental in the establishment of the community.

On January 1, 1999, it was amalgamated with the adjoining Townships of Gosfield North and Gosfield South to form an expanded municipality.<ref name="Town">{{cite web | title = Welcome to the Town of Kingsville | publisher = Town of Kingsville | url = http://www.kingsville.ca/home/welcome | access-date = 6 November 2016}}</ref>

==Geography== Kingsville—the country's southernmost town—lies on the north shore of Lake Erie. The town of [[Lakeshore, Ontario|Lakeshore]] is to the north, the municipality of [[Leamington, Ontario|Leamington]] is to the east, and the town of [[Harrow, Ontario|Harrow]] is to the west.

The town is approximately 570 feet above sea level. Long stretches of the coastline are elevated above Lake Erie. However, the terrain is generally flat, and consists of glacial drift—a mixture of various rocks, sand and clay.

===Communities=== In addition to the primary settlement at Kingsville, the municipality also includes the smaller communities of Cedar Beach, Cedar Island, Cedarhurst Park, Cottam, Klondyke, Linden Beach, North Ridge, Olinda, Ruthven and Union. The community of Albuna is located on the boundary between Kingsville and Leamington, and the communities of Arner and Elford are located on the boundary between Kingsville and Essex.

===Climate=== {{Weather box|width=auto |location = Kingsville (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1968–present) |metric first = Y |single line = Y |Jan record high C = 15.0 |Feb record high C = 17.0 |Mar record high C = 25.0 |Apr record high C = 27.0 |May record high C = 31.0 |Jun record high C = 37.5 |Jul record high C = 36.5 |Aug record high C = 36.0 |Sep record high C = 35.0 |Oct record high C = 29.0 |Nov record high C = 22.0 |Dec record high C = 18.0 |year record high C = 37.5 |Jan high C = -0.4 |Feb high C = 0.6 |Mar high C = 5.7 |Apr high C = 12.4 |May high C = 19.3 |Jun high C = 24.6 |Jul high C = 27.0 |Aug high C = 26.2 |Sep high C = 22.5 |Oct high C = 15.7 |Nov high C = 8.2 |Dec high C = 2.8 |year high C = 13.7 |Jan mean C = −3.3 |Feb mean C = −2.8 |Mar mean C = 1.8 |Apr mean C = 8.2 |May mean C = 14.8 |Jun mean C = 20.4 |Jul mean C = 22.8 |Aug mean C = 22.1 |Sep mean C = 18.4 |Oct mean C = 11.8 |Nov mean C = 5.1 |Dec mean C = 0.1 |year mean C = 10.0 |Jan low C = -6.8 |Feb low C = -5.9 |Mar low C = -1.8 |Apr low C = 3.7 |May low C = 10.3 |Jun low C = 16.2 |Jul low C = 18.7 |Aug low C = 17.9 |Sep low C = 14.4 |Oct low C = 8.1 |Nov low C = 2.0 |Dec low C = -2.5 |year low C = 6.2 |Jan record low C = -29.0 |Feb record low C = -26.0 |Mar record low C = -22.0 |Apr record low C = -13.0 |May record low C = -2.0 |Jun record low C = 3.9 |Jul record low C = 6.0 |Aug record low C = 6.0 |Sep record low C = -0.6 |Oct record low C = -5.0 |Nov record low C = -11.5 |Dec record low C = -23.0 |year record low C = -29.0 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 66.6 |Feb precipitation mm = 51.5 |Mar precipitation mm = 65.1 |Apr precipitation mm = 93.6 |May precipitation mm = 86.7 |Jun precipitation mm = 61.5 |Jul precipitation mm = 74.1 |Aug precipitation mm = 82.8 |Sep precipitation mm = 75.7 |Oct precipitation mm = 66.9 |Nov precipitation mm = 61.3 |Dec precipitation mm = 56.0 |year precipitation mm = 841.6 |rain colour = green |Jan rain mm = 36.6 |Feb rain mm = 34.0 |Mar rain mm = 45.2 |Apr rain mm = 91.6 |May rain mm = 86.7 |Jun rain mm = 61.5 |Jul rain mm = 74.1 |Aug rain mm = 82.8 |Sep rain mm = 75.7 |Oct rain mm = 66.9 |Nov rain mm = 61.3 |Dec rain mm = 56.0 |year rain mm = 841.6 |snow colour = green |Jan snow cm = 30.1 |Feb snow cm = 17.4 |Mar snow cm = 17.2 |Apr snow cm = 1.9 |May snow cm = 0.0 |Jun snow cm = 0.0 |Jul snow cm = 0.0 |Aug snow cm = 0.0 |Sep snow cm = 0.0 |Oct snow cm = 0.1 |Nov snow cm = 3.0 |Dec snow cm = 15.5 |year snow cm = 85.1 |unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm |Jan precipitation days = 10.9 |Feb precipitation days = 8.9 |Mar precipitation days = 10.8 |Apr precipitation days = 12.6 |May precipitation days = 12.1 |Jun precipitation days = 9.3 |Jul precipitation days = 9.4 |Aug precipitation days = 8.8 |Sep precipitation days = 9.1 |Oct precipitation days = 9.7 |Nov precipitation days = 10.4 |Dec precipitation days = 11.0 |year precipitation days = 122.8 |unit rain days = 0.2 mm |Jan rain days = 4.8 |Feb rain days = 4.9 |Mar rain days = 7.5 |Apr rain days = 12.1 |May rain days = 12.1 |Jun rain days = 9.3 |Jul rain days = 9.4 |Aug rain days = 8.8 |Sep rain days = 9.1 |Oct rain days = 9.7 |Nov rain days = 9.7 |Dec rain days = 7.6 |year rain days = 104.9 |unit snow days = 0.2 cm |Jan snow days = 6.7 |Feb snow days = 4.2 |Mar snow days = 3.6 |Apr snow days = 0.68 |May snow days = 0.0 |Jun snow days = 0.0 |Jul snow days = 0.0 |Aug snow days = 0.0 |Sep snow days = 0.0 |Oct snow days = 0.12 |Nov snow days = 1.1 |Dec snow days = 4.0 |year snow days = 20.5 |source 1 = [[Environment Canada]]<ref name= "climate">{{cite web | publisher = [[Environment Canada]] | url = https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1991_2020_e.html?searchType=stnProv&lstProvince=ON&txtCentralLatMin=0&txtCentralLatSec=0&txtCentralLongMin=0&txtCentralLongSec=0&stnID=180000000&dispBack=0 | title = Kingsville MOE | work = Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 | access-date = October 10, 2024}}</ref> |date=August 2010 }}

==Demographics== {{Historical populations |align=right |footnote=<ref>Statistics Canada: [[Canada 1996 Census|1996]], [[Canada 2001 Census|2001]], [[Canada 2006 Census|2006]] census</ref><ref name="cp2011"/><ref name="cp2016"/> |1871 |800 |1901 |1537 |1911 |1427 |1921 |1783 |1931 |2174 |1941 |2317 |1951 |2631 |1961 |3041 |1971 |4076 |1981 |5134 |1991 |5716 |[[Canada 2001 Census|2001]]|19619 |[[Canada 2006 Census|2006]]|20908 |[[Canada 2011 Census|2011]]|21362 |[[Canada 2016 Census|2016]]|21552 }}

In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Kingsville had a population of {{val|22119|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|8285|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|8635|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:22119-21552}}|21552|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|21552|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|246.08|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|22119|246.08|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000235 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=March 30, 2022}}</ref> {{Canada census |location = Kingsville |2021_population=22,119 | 2021_pop_delta=+2.6 | 2021_land_area=246.08 | 2021_pop_density=89.9 |2021_median_age=45.2 | 2021_median_age_m=42.8 | 2021_median_age_f=47.2 |2021_total_pvt_dwell=8,635 |2021_occ_pvt_dwell=8,285 |2021_mean_hh_income=94,000 |2021_geocode=2021A00053537013 | 2021_access_date=2023-10-19 |2016_population=21,552 | 2016_pop_delta=0.9 | 2016_land_area=246.83 | 2016_pop_density=87.3 |2016_median_age= | 2016_median_age_m= | 2016_median_age_f= |2016_total_pvt_dwell=8359 | 2016_mean_hh_income= | 2016_access_date=2017-03-16 |2011_population=21,362 | 2011_pop_delta=2.2 | 2011_land_area=246.84 | 2011_pop_density=86.5 |2011_median_age=42.0 | 2011_median_age_m=40.8 | 2011_median_age_f=43.4 |2011_total_pvt_dwell=8170 | 2011_mean_hh_income= | 2011_access_date=2012-08-08 |2006_population=20,908 | 2006_pop_delta=6.6 | 2006_land_area=246.84 | 2006_pop_density=84.7 |2006_median_age=39.9 | 2006_median_age_m=39.0 | 2006_median_age_f=41.0 |2006_total_pvt_dwell=7845 | 2006_mean_hh_income=66,319 | 2006_access_date=2011-04-01 |2001_population=19,619 | 2001_pop_delta=6.6 | 2001_land_area=246.83 | 2001_pop_density=79.5 |2001_median_age=37.7 | 2001_median_age_m=37.0 | 2001_median_age_f=38.4 |2001_total_pvt_dwell=7226 | 2001_mean_hh_income=61,191 | 2001_access_date=2011-04-01 }} {| class="wikitable" |- ! colspan="2" | Canada 2006 Census!! Population !! % of Total Population |- | rowspan="12" | [[Visible minority]] group<BR><small>Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3537013&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Kingsville&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |title= Community Profiles from the 2006 Census|publisher=Statistics Canada}}</ref></small> || [[South Asia]]n || 0 || {{Percentage | 0 | 20500 | 1 }} |- | [[Chinese Canadian|Chinese]] || 30 || {{Percentage | 30 | 20500 | 1 }} |- | [[Black Canadians|Black]] || 190 || {{Percentage | 190 | 20500 | 1 }} |- | [[Filipino Canadian|Filipino]] || 20 || {{Percentage | 20 | 20500 | 1 }} |- | [[Latin American Canadian|Latin American]] || 395 || {{Percentage | 395 | 20500 | 1 }} |- | [[Arab Canadians|Arab]] || 80 || {{Percentage | 80 | 20500 | 1 }} |- | [[Southeast Asia]]n || 15 || {{Percentage | 15 | 20500 | 1 }} |- | [[Western Asia|West Asian]] || 0 || {{Percentage | 0 | 20500 | 1 }} |- | [[Korean Canadian|Korean]] || 0 || {{Percentage | 0 | 20500 | 1 }} |- | [[Japanese Canadians|Japanese]] || 0 || {{Percentage | 0 | 20500 | 1 }} |- | Other visible minority || 0 || {{Percentage | 0 | 20500 | 1 }} |- | [[Multiracial|Mixed]] visible minority || 10 || {{Percentage | 10 | 20500 | 1 }} |- | colspan="2" | '''Total visible minority population'''|| '''740''' || '''{{Percentage | 740 | 20500 | 1 }}''' |- | rowspan="3" | [[Aboriginal peoples in Canada|Aboriginal]] group<BR><small>Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-558/pages/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo=CSD&Code=35&Table=1&Data=Count&Sex=1&Age=1&StartRec=201&Sort=2&Display=Page&CSDFilter=5000|title=Aboriginal Peoples - Data table|publisher=Statistics Canada|access-date=November 2, 2012|archive-date=July 8, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130708214351/http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-558/pages/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo=CSD&Code=35&Table=1&Data=Count&Sex=1&Age=1&StartRec=201&Sort=2&Display=Page&CSDFilter=5000|url-status=dead}}</ref></small> || [[First Nations in Canada|First Nations]] || 105 || {{Percentage | 105 | 20500 | 1 }} |- | [[Métis people (Canada)|Métis]] || 75 || {{Percentage | 75 | 20500 | 1 }} |- | [[Inuit]] || 0 || {{Percentage | 0 | 20500 | 1 }} |- | colspan="2" | '''Total Aboriginal population''' || '''180''' || '''{{Percentage | 180 | 20500 | 1 }}''' |- | colspan="2" | [[European Canadian|White]] || 19,580 || {{Percentage | 19580 | 20500 | 1 }} |- | colspan="2" | '''''Total population''''' || '''''20,500''''' || '''''100%''''' |}

==Attractions== Kingsville is home to the [[Jack Miner Bird Sanctuary]]. [[Jack Miner]] was awarded The [[Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) for his achievements in conservation in the [[British Empire]]. It was awarded June 23, 1943, by [[George VI of the United Kingdom|King George VI]], as [[Monarchy in Canada|King of Canada]]. Jack Miner is considered "the father of the conservation movement on the continent".<ref>{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://jackminer.ca/about-us/ |publisher=The Jack Miner Migratory Bird Foundation |access-date=November 26, 2018 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Kingsville is home to [[Colasanti's Tropical Gardens]] which attracts people from all over Ontario. The gardens have many varieties of tropical plants and animals.

Kingsville is also home to the Kingsville Music Festival, organized by the Kingsville Music Society.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kingsvillemusicsociety.com/ |title=Kingsville Music Festival |publisher=Kingsville Music Society|access-date=September 14, 2024}}</ref> It began in early August 2014 and has continued each year with headliners such as [[Bruce Cockburn]], [[Ashley MacIsaac]], [[Steven Page]], and [[Kathleen Edwards]].

==Sports== Kingsville was, for 26 years, the home town of the Great Lakes Jr. C team [[Kingsville Comets]]. The team was sold and moved to Amherstburg in 2013, becoming the Amherstburg Admirals. The town was among the top 5 places in Canada chosen for CBC's Kraft Hockeyville 2008, and finished in 2nd place in the competition with over 1.5 million votes.

In 2015, the [[Kingsville Kings]] were formed and added to the South Conference of the [[Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kennedy |first1=Ian |title=Schinkelshoek Named President Of Kingsville Kings |url=http://www.cksn.ca/2015/04/schinkelshoek-named-president-of-kingsville-kings/ |access-date=26 November 2018 |publisher=Chatham-Kent Sports Network |date=April 2, 2015}}</ref> They play out of the Kingsville Arena Complex.

After playing a neutral site game in Kingsville during the 2016–17 season, the [[St. Clair Shores Fighting Saints]] of the [[Federal Hockey League]] relocated to Kingsville for the 2017–18 season as the [[North Shore Knights]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.federalhockey.com/news/fighting-saints-relocate-to-kingsville-on-become-n |title=Fighting Saints Relocate to Kingsville, ON; Become North Shore Knights |publisher=Federal Hockey League |date=July 19, 2017 |access-date=July 19, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824180243/http://www.federalhockey.com/news/fighting-saints-relocate-to-kingsville-on-become-n |archive-date=August 24, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The team played most of its home games out of the Kingsville Arena Complex with a few other neutral site home games in various cities in Ontario and Quebec. After cancelling several games during the season, the Knights were not listed as an FHL member the following season.

==Education== Kingsville has two schools: Erie Migration District School and St. John de Brebeuf Catholic Elementary School.

Erie Migration District School, which opened in September 2024, consolidated the student populations of three of Kingsville's public schools—Jack Miner Public School (which had previously absorbed Ruthven Public School in 2013), Kingsville Public School, and [[Kingsville District High School]]. All three predecessor schools closed in June 2024.

== Notable people from Kingsville ==

* [[Meghan Agosta]], Olympic ice hockey player * [[Jack Miner]], conservationist * [[Ellie Moon]], playwright and actor * [[Dalton Prout]], NHL hockey player * [[Paul Quantrill]], Major League baseball player

==See also== *[[List of townships in Ontario]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{Wikivoyage}} *{{official website|http://www.kingsville.ca}}

{{Geographic location | Centre = Kingsville | North = [[Lakeshore, Ontario|Lakeshore]] | Northeast = | East = [[Leamington, Ontario|Leamington]] | Southeast = | South = ''[[Lake Erie]]''<br>[[Pelee, Ontario|Pelee Island]] | Southwest = | West = [[Essex, Ontario|Essex]] | Northwest = }} {{Essex County, Ontario}} {{Authority control}}

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