English port at the mouth of the Thames. A resident of Harwich, Valintine Zimmer, co-founded with friends of the same nationality the German Concession of Harwich. Community centres: Blenheim, Erieau, Erie Beach, Shrewsbury Howard Area: . Surveyed in 1794 and named after Thomas Howard, Earl of Effingham, father-in-law of Sir Guy Carleton. Community centres: Morpeth, Ridgetown Orford Area: . Surveyed in 1794 and named from the English port of Orford, Suffolk. Community centres: Highgate Raleigh Area: . Surveyed in 1794. Likely named for Walter Raleigh. Community centres: Charing Cross Romney Area: , Surveyed in 1794. Named for the Kentish port in England. Community centres: Wheatley Tilbury East Area: . Surveyed in 1794, named for the English Tilbury fort in Essex. Community centres: Merlin, Tilbury Zone Area: . Separated from Orford in 1821 to provide a special organizational district, "the zone", for the Indians of the Moravian Mission on the Thames. Community centres: Bothwell Municipalities (as of 1997) Town of Chatham: County Seat, largest population centre in the county. Town of Blenheim: Incorporated in 1885. Town of Bothwell: Incorporated in 1867. Town of Dresden: Incorporated in 1882. Town of Ridgetown: Incorporated in 1875. Town of Tilbury: Incorporated as Village of Tilbury Centre in 1887 and Town of Tilbury in 1910. Town of Wallaceburg: Incorporated as a village in 1875 and a town in 1896. Village of Erie Beach Village of Erieau Village of Highgate Village of Thamesville Village of Wheatley Township of Camden Township of Chatham Township of Dover Township of Harwich Township of Howard Township of Orford Township of Raleigh Township of Romney Township of Tilbury East Township of Zone Notable residents W. B. George (1899–1972), president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association and agriculturalist at Kemptville Agricultural School, was born in Highgate in Orford Township. See also List of Ontario census divisions List of townships in Ontario Chatham-Kent, Ontario References External links 1951 map of Kent County Chatham-Kent Former counties in Ontario Southwestern Ontario States and territories established in 1792 1792 establishments in the British Empire Populated places disestablished in 1998