Swot Analysis Of Kingsville

Community profile

The Town chosen for our project is Kingsville, one of seven municipalities in the County of Essex, Ontario, with a population of 21,362 (Statistics Canada, 2012). The municipal website is a major source of information for our community profile, providing an overview of the town’s governance structure, surrounding amenities and resources, connections to larger transportation networks, and economic goals. The website emphasizes the town’s proximity to the City of Windsor and the US border. Furthermore, it provides access to local planning and policy documents, including a copy of the town’s Official Plan and Active Transportation Plan. Additional information is available through the County of Essex Website. Kingsville is included

The only two sources we were able to find were the town website and the town’s museum tour. With the help of Marian Davies, Alison had the opportunity to navigate several different data sources and get a hold of a book, written by the Town of Kingsville, focusing on the town’s history. With these new resources, we have progressed much further in retrieving historical data about both Kingsville and the County of Essex. An interesting fact about the town was the existence of a now derelict regional rail system in the late nineteenth century, which ran from Windsor to Leamington through the towns of Kingsville and Essex (Markovich, 1971). Future research attempts will be focused towards finding out how the implementation of the railway system affected the growth and economy of the

Using the 2011 Census data, we will analyze the commuting flows leaving Kingsville for work, as well as coming into the city for work. Through statistical analysis, we will examine and project the commuting flows for the Town of Kingsville as if there were more transportation options, displaying our findings through graphs, charts, and GIS maps. In terms of non-work intercity travel demand assessment, we will be looking at the availability of various essential services such as hospitals, commercial stores, and institutions in the town itself. Conversely, we will look at the closest options for Kingsville residents if some of these non-work demands and services are not available within the city. This will be researched through the use of the town’s online business directory and displayed through the use of GIS Maps to determine non-work intercity travel from Kingsville. We have also found that Kingsville attracts cottage-goers and has a healthy tourism industry even though it is relatively far from major