Essex County, Ontario
Essex County is the southern-most county and census division in Canada located in Southwestern Ontario. The administrative seat is the Town of Essex.
Lincoln Park is a 1,208-acre (488.86 ha) park along the lakefront of Chicago, Illinois' North Side, facing Lake Michigan. It is Chicago's largest public park. Named after Abraham Lincoln, it stretches for seven miles (11 km) from Ohio Street (600 N) on the south to near Ardmore Avenue (5800 N) on the north, just north of the Lake Shore Drive terminus at Hollywood Avenue. Several museums and a zoo are located between North Avenue (1600 N) and Diversey Parkway (2800 N) in the neighborhood that takes its name from the park, Lincoln Park. The park further to the north is characterized by parkland, beaches, recreational areas, nature reserves, and harbors. To the south, there is a more narrow strip of beaches east of Lake Shore Drive, almost to downtown.
Population: 38,144
Latitude: 42° 15' 2.12" N
Longitude: -83° 10' 42.74" W
Essex County is the southern-most county and census division in Canada located in Southwestern Ontario. The administrative seat is the Town of Essex.
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