York, Ontario
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- This article is about the former City of York in Toronto. For the regional municipality immediately north of Toronto, see York Regional Municipality, Ontario. The city of Toronto itself was historically named York. See also North York, Ontario, East York, Ontario and York University. For the community in Haldimand County, see York, Haldimand County, Ontario.
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| Established: | 1 January 1850 (township), 1 January 1998 (amalgamated) |
| Area: | 23.18 [1] km² |
| Population:
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150,255[1] |
| Population density: | 6,482.1/km² |
| Time zone: | Eastern: UTC -5 |
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| Local area code: | 416, 647 |
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| Elevation: | XX.X m MSL |
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| Mayor: | David Miller (Toronto Mayor)
List of mayors of York, Ontario |
| Governing body: | Toronto City Council |
| Members of Parliament: | |
| Mario Silva, Alan Tonks | |
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York is a community in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Formerly a separate city, it was one of six municipalities that amalgamated in 1998 to form the current city of Toronto. Its population as of the 2001 census was 150,255, the second smallest of the six former municipalities.
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[edit] Demographics
- 57.1% White (chiefly Portuguese, Italian and British)
- 20.4% Black (chiefly Jamaican, African, and other Caribbean)
- 4.6% Asian (chiefly Vietnamese and South Asian)
- 3.7% Filipino
- 16.2% other (mainly Latin American)
Among non-visible minority groups, sizeable clusters of Portuguese, eastern European and German populations live in the area as well.
[edit] History
It was incorporated by the Province of Ontario in 1850 as the Township of York. It was bounded in the west by the Humber River, in the east by what would become Victoria Park Avenue, and in the north by what would become Steeles Avenue. To the west was the township of Etobicoke and to the east was the township of Scarborough, while to the north were the townships of Vaughan and Markham.
In the 1920s, the character of the township changed, with its southern reaches abutting the city of Toronto taking on a more urban character, compared to the very rural character of the north. The decision was made to split the township in two, with the northern, rural portion becoming North York. The remaining, two pockets of unincorporated urban development at the north end of the city, were split by the village of North Toronto, which was by then a part of the City of Toronto. Within years, the Province of Ontario saw that this arrangement was impractical, and further subdivided York, creating the township of East York out of the eastern pocket. The Township of York contracted streetcar and bus services from the Toronto Transit Commission, but remained independent from Toronto.
York was part of the federation of twelve suburban municipalities that joined Toronto in 1954 to form Metropolitan Toronto. In 1967, it absorbed the village of Weston, and later became the City of York. It was amalgamated into the new City of Toronto on January 1, 1998.
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Former Municipalities in Toronto |
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| Municipalities Amalgamated in 1998 | East York - Etobicoke - North York - Scarborough - Toronto - York - Metropolitan Toronto |
| Municipalities Amalgamated in 1967 | Forest Hill - Leaside - Long Branch - Mimico - New Toronto - Swansea - Weston |
| Municipalities Amalgamated 1883-1914 | 1912 : Dovercourt - Earlscourt 1910 : Moore Park - North Toronto 1909 : Bracondale - Midway - West Toronto - Wychwood 1908 : Deer Park - East Toronto 1905 : Rosedale 1890 : Bedford Park - Davisville - Eglinton 1889 : Parkdale 1888 : Seaton Village 1884 : Brockton - Riverdale 1883 : Yorkville |
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