North York
| North York | |||
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| Motto : The City with Heart | |||
| Location in Ontario | |||
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| Province : | Ontario | ||
| District of : | Toronto | ||
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 47 ′ N , 79 ° 25 ′ W | ||
| Area : | 176.87 km² | ||
| Residents : | 635,370 (as of 2006) | ||
| Population density : | 3,592.3 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 ) | ||
| Mayor : | John Tory | ||
 Location of North York (red) in Toronto |
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North York [ ˈnɔɹθˌjɔɹk ] is a borough of Toronto . In the middle part of the municipal area, it forms the northern end of the city limits. North York has an area of 176.87 square kilometers and a population of 608,288 (2001). Originally founded on June 13, 1922, the borough has been Toronto since 1967. The demographic distribution in North York in 2001 was as follows: 47% consisted of so-called visible minorities. The largest group of these are the Chinese with 11%, 9% South Asians and 9% Black Africans.
The Ontario Science Center is located in North York . The portion of Highway 401 that runs through North York is one of the busiest sections of the highway in North America, with 400,000 vehicles a day.
Personalities
- Gary Roberts (born 1966), ice hockey player
- Louis Ferreira (born 1967), actor
- Terry Campbell (* 1968), German-Canadian ice hockey player
- Mike Fountain (* 1972), ice hockey goalkeeper
- Jason Allison (born 1975), ice hockey player
- Liane Balaban (* 1980), film and theater actress
- Joel Ward (born 1980), ice hockey player
- Mike Zigomanis (* 1981), Canadian-Greek ice hockey player
- Atiba Hutchinson (born 1983), football player
- Matt Moulson (born 1983), ice hockey player
- Justyn Warner (* 1987), athlete
- David Monsalve (* 1988), football player
- Peter Polansky (* 1988), tennis player
- Nana Attakora-Gyan (* 1989), football player
- Kaeson Trench (* 2000), soccer player
Web links
Commons : North York - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
