Eglinton East

Eglinton East

Infobox City
official_name = Eglinton East
subdivision_type2 = Country
subdivision_name2 = Canada
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = Ontario
subdivision_type = City
subdivision_name = Toronto


mapsize=150px
map_caption=Location of Eglinton East within Toronto

Eglinton East is a neighbourhood in eastern Toronto, in the former city of Scarborough. It is bounded by Stansbury Crescent, Citadel Drive, and West Highland Creek to the north, Midland Avenue to the west, the CNR rail line, Brimley Road, and Eglinton Avenue to the south, and Bellamy Road North to the east.

Eglinton East is a working class neighbourhood with a high percentage of immigration to the area. Sri Lanka has produced the most immigration to the area over the past decade and correspondingly the most spoken (non English) language is Tamil. There is a large number of East Indian, Filipino and Jamaicans living in this neighbourhood. While there is an equal number of Chinese the other figure are above average.

The residents of this neighbourhood primarily live in high rise buildings with only 22% of people owning their place of residence.

External links

* [http://www.toronto.ca/demographics/cns_profiles/cns138.htm City of Toronto - Eglinton East Neighbourhood Profile]

Toronto Neighbourhood Geography
North = Bendale
East = Woburn
South = Cliffcrest
Kennedy Park
West = Ionview
Center = Eglinton East


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