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Tilbury (2001 population 4,534) is a community in the municipality of Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada. It is located between Chatham and Windsor on Highway 401.

The nearby townships of Tilbury West in Essex County and Tilbury East in Kent County were named for the port of Tilbury in the English county of Essex. A settlement, called Henderson after the local postmaster, was established with the construction of the Canada Southern Railway in 1875. The name of the post office was changed to Tilbury Centre after the adjoining townships and the community was incorporated as a village in 1887. The name changed again to Tilbury a few years later and incorporation as a town followed in 1910.

In 1998, the town was amalgamated with the City of Chatham and all municipalities of Kent County to form the City of Chatham-Kent.

Tilbury is home to a number of industries related mainly to the auto sector. Companies present in the community include Woodbridge Foam, Mahle, Autoliv, AP Plasman and others. A number of plants have closed in recent years, including Fleetwood Metal Industries and KS Centoco and recently ArvinMeritor (formerly Rockwell International), in June 2009. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.