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North York is a former township and city and is now one of the six administrative districts of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.It is located in the northern area of Toronto, centred around Yonge Street, north of Ontario Highway 401.
In 1953, York Country was split. Metropolitan Toronto was formed by severing from York County: East York Township; Etobicoke Township; North York Township; Scarborough Township; Toronto (pre-amalgamation) and several small municipalities: Forest Hill; Leaside; Long Branch; Mimico; New Toronto; Swansea; Weston
North York City Centre is a central business district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in the administrative district of North York.It is located along Yonge Street, between just south of Sheppard Avenue northward to Finch Avenue with its focus around Mel Lastman Square, a civic square, and spreads eastwards and westwards a few blocks, generally as far as Doris Avenue and Beecroft Road.
Several of North York's neighbourhoods (such as Lansing, Newtonbrook and Willowdale) developed from postal villages when North York Township was primarily agrarian. Others are residential subdivisions developed after World War II. North York City Centre is a commercial district developed to be the 'downtown' of the city.
The following municipalities were amalgamated into the existing townships of Etobicoke, Scarborough, North York, East York, York, (henceforth boroughs) or the old City of Toronto, effective January 1, 1967 as part of a reorganization of Metropolitan Toronto.
York is a district and former city within Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located northwest of Old Toronto, southwest of North York and east of the Humber River. Originally formed as York Township, it encompassed the southern section of York County. It was split several times, creating East York and North York.
Hellenic Cultural Center, York Township. Delta-Peach Bottom Elementary School, Peach Bottom Township. Delta Family Restaurant, Peach Bottom Township ... El Despertar, 401 N. George St., North York ...
When a new post office was built in Willowdale, the postal addresses of Lansing and Willowdale were combined as the new postal village of Willowdale, within the Township of North York. North York City Centre is centered at the intersection of Yonge Street and Empress Avenue/Park Home Avenue and is commonly thought to be the core of Willowdale ...