Essex Free Press
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publication details market info
  • general
  • frequencyweekly
    publication daythursday
    ROP format6C tabloid
    career / classified format6C tabloid
    page depth203
    zoneON-SW (ESSEX)
  • circulation
  • total circulation:10,600
     paid:0
     controlled:9,950
     electronic:
    confirmed: 2018/07/16
    basis: CMCA-Free
  • ROP rates
  • rate type standard
    position charge N/A
  • inserts
  • net FSI rate charge (CPM)$-1.00
    quantity (confirm prior) 10,006
  • publication specification
  • Thursday publication. 6 column tabloid. Page depth 220 lines.
  • deadlines
  • booking Mon 12pm ET
    material Mon 12pm ET
  • ROP specifications
  • 1C - 1.5" 6C - 10.25"
    2C - 3.25" 7C - 0.0"
    3C - 5.0" 8C - 0.0"
    4C - 6.75" 9C - 0.0"
    5C - 8.5" 10C - 0.0"
  • CAREER specifications
  • 1C - 1.5" 6C - 10.25"
    2C - 3.313" 7C - 0.0"
    3C - 5.063" 8C - 0.0"
    4C - 6.813" 9C - 0.0"
    5C - 8.563" 10C - 0.0"
  • ROP standardized ad sizes
  • Banner 10.25"w x 3.0"h
    1/8 page (H) 5.0"w x 4.0"h
    1/8 page (V) 3.25"w x 6"h
    1/4 page (V) 5.0"w x 7.85"h
    1/3 page (H) 10.25"w x 5.0"h
    1/3 page (V) 5.0"w x 10.0"h
    1/2 page (H) 10.25"w x 8.0"h
    1/2 page (V) 5.0"w x 14.5"h
    3/4 page (V) 10.25"w x 11.25"h
    Page Dominant 6.75"w x 11.25"h
    Full page 10.25"w x 14.5"h
  • population characteristics
  • total population 36,306
    age less than 35 38%
    age 55 and over 37%
    age 65 and over 20%
    visible minority 5%
    indigenous ancestry 4%
  • top labour force industries
  • manufacturing 20%
    health care and social assistance 12%
    retail trade 10%
    construction 9%
    educational services 6%
  • household characteristics
  • total households 14,404
    average persons/household 2.89
  • household income
  • median $ 100,593
    average $ 115,133
  • average annual household spending
  • child care$ 576
    mortgage for living quarters$ 9,373
    tuition fees$ 1,927
    food from Stores$ 11,005
    food from Restaurants$ 4,272
    clothing and accessories$ 3,873
    games of chance$ 133
    government-run lotteries$ 99
    charitable contributions$ 707
    automobiles$ 2,714
    airplane travel$ 1,077
    package vacations$ 1,285
    health care services$ 259
    retirement/pension funding$ 4,434
    entertainment$ 1,349
  • agriculture
  • total farm operators (farms) 777
    total purchases of chemicals ($) $ 8M
    beef farms 6
    oilseed farms 0
    wheat farms 61
    Report printed: September 09, 2025
    Market Info data is based on the primary coverage area of each newspaper as derived from the best available circulation information. Data has been synthesized and updated based on information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada (Statistics Canada - Census of Population, Census of Agriculture, Survey of Household Spending, Geographic Attribute File; Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada - Annual Crop Inventory) and Canada Post.