The terrain is generally flat, and consists of glacial drift which is a mixture of various rocks, sand and clay.

In addition to the primary settlement at Kingsville, the municipality also includes the smaller communities of Cedar Beach, Cedar Island, Cedarhurst Park, Cottam, Klondyke, Linden Beach, North Ridge, Olinda, Ruthven and Union.

[10] Kingsville is home to Colasanti's Tropical Gardens which attracts people from all over Ontario.

[11] It began in early August 2014 and has continued each year with headliners such as Bruce Cockburn, Ashley MacIsaac, Steven Page, and Kathleen Edwards.

In 2024 the city enacted a bylaw that would have required the family to apply for a permit for their display that would also limit their hours of operation.

In 2015, the Kingsville Kings were formed and added to the South Conference of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League.

After playing a neutral site game in Kingsville during the 2016–17 season, the St. Clair Shores Fighting Saints of the Federal Hockey League relocated to Kingsville for the 2017–18 season as the North Shore Knights.