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York County is a historic county in Upper Canada, Canada West, and the Canadian province of Ontario. It was organized by the Upper Canada administration from the lands of the Toronto Purchase and others.
- York, Ontario
York is a district and former city within Toronto, Ontario,...
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Map of Toronto with major traffic routes. Also shown are the...
- York, Ontario
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.
York Region covers 1,762 square kilometres from Lake Simcoe in the north to the city of Toronto in the south. Its eastern border is shared with Durham Region, to the west is Peel Region, and Simcoe County is to the northwest. A detailed map of the region showing its major roads, communities and points of interest is available.
Map of Toronto with major traffic routes. Also shown are the limits of six former municipalities, which form the current City of Toronto. Toronto encompasses an area formerly administered by several separate municipalities that were amalgamated over the years.
In 1851, Ontario County (present-day Durham Region) and Peel County were separated from York. Although the original boundaries of York County encompassed nearly all of the GTA, by 1851, its boundaries had been reduced to the present-day City of Toronto and York Region as depicted on the 1871 map. Since 1901
County of York. In 1953, the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto was created to administer common services for the City of the Toronto, the townships of East York, Etobicoke, North York, Scarborough and York as well as seven villages and towns that had been separated from these townships over time; each of these municipalities retained their ...
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