York, Ontario
| York | |||
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| Motto : E singulis communitas | |||
| Location in Ontario | |||
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| Province : | Ontario | ||
| District of : | Toronto | ||
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 41 ′ N , 79 ° 29 ′ W | ||
| Area : | 23.18 km² | ||
| Residents : | 143,255 (as of 2006) | ||
| Population density : | 6,180.1 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 ) | ||
| Municipality number: | 416, 647 | ||
| Mayor : | Rob Ford | ||
 Location of York (red) in Toronto |
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York [ jɔɹk ] is the second smallest of the six boroughs of Toronto with an area of 23.18 square kilometers . York was founded on January 1, 1850 and was merged in 1998 in the course of the merger of other districts into the “ megacity ” of Toronto. York has 143,255 inhabitants (2006 census). The demographic breakdown of York's population is 61.0% white, 14.4% black and 5.8% Latin American.
sons and daughters of the town
- George William Allan (1822–1901), politician
- William Boulton (1812–1874), politician
- Peter Flache (* 1982), ice hockey player
- Glen Sharpley (born 1956), ice hockey player
Web links
Commons : York - collection of images, videos and audio files
