Detroit–Windsor
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The Detroit–Windsor region is an international transborder agglomeration comprising the American city of Detroit, Michigan, the Canadian city of Windsor, Ontario, and the Detroit River between them. The Detroit–Windsor area acts as a critical commercial link straddling the Canada–United States border and has a total population of 5,976,595.[1] It is North America's largest cross-border conurbation.
The Detroit–Windsor area covers the southeastern Michigan counties of St. Clair, Macomb, Lapeer, Genesee, Livingston, Oakland, Washtenaw, Monroe and Wayne; as well as the southern Ontario counties of Essex, Lambton, Chatham-Kent, and the City of Windsor.
Overview
The Detroit–Windsor region is not recognized formally as a single metropolitan area by either the U.S. or Canadian government. If it were, the region would be the eighth most populous urban region in North America.
Economy
Detroit is home to the
Moreover, Windsor's economy has continued to diversify with several hundred green-energy jobs having been created as of June 2011. More capital investment in the city is expected, especially in the aerospace and air cargo industry. Windsor Airport is currently undergoing a major expansion, with an aircraft maintenance and repair hangar being constructed, as well as cargo facilities for air to rail/road transport.
Many people commute across the Detroit–Windsor International border daily. Professions identified in the 1988 Free Trade Act are permitted
A 2004 Border Transportation Partnership study showed that 257,000 jobs in Michigan and $13 billion in annual production depend on the Detroit–Windsor international
Demographics
Together, the two metropolitan areas have a population of almost 6,000,000 people, with 5.4 million
While about four-fifths of the population of
See also
- Ambassador Bridge
- Detroit–Windsor Tunnel
- Detroit International Riverfront
- Golden Horseshoe
- Gordie Howe International Bridge
- Great Lakes Megalopolis
- Quebec City–Windsor Corridor
- Windsor–Detroit International Freedom Festival
- Detroit Windsor International Film Festival
- Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge
References
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