List of neighbourhoods in Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada is called "the city of neighbourhoods" because of the strength and vitality of its many communities. The city has upwards of 240 distinct neighbourhoods within its boundaries. Before 1998, Toronto was a much smaller municipality and formed part of Metropolitan Toronto. When the city amalgamated that year, Toronto grew to encompass the former municipalities of York, East York, North York, Etobicoke, and Scarborough. Each of these former municipalities still maintains, to a certain degree, its own distinct identity, and the names of these municipalities are still used by their residents. The area known as Toronto before the amalgamation is sometimes called the "old" City of Toronto, the Central District or simply "Downtown".

The "old" City of Toronto is, by far, the most populous and dense part of the city. It is also the business centre of the city.

The "inner ring" suburbs of York and East York are older, predominantly middle-income areas, and ethnically diverse. Much of the housing stock in these areas consists of old pre-war single-family houses, such as the uniquely Torontonian bay-and-gable housing style, and post-war high-rises. Many of the neighbourhoods in these areas were built up as streetcar suburbs and contain many dense and mixed-use streets. Mostly they share many characteristics with sections of the "old" city, outside of the downtown core.

The "outer ring" suburbs of Etobicoke, Scarborough, and North York are much more suburban in nature (although these boroughs are developing urban centres of their own, such as North York Centre around Mel Lastman Square). The following is a list of the more notable neighbourhoods, divided by the neighbourhoods' location based on the former municipalities, the names of which are still known and commonly used by Torontonians.

What makes Toronto unique in many ways is the concern of local residents within its neighbourhoods. Many [http://toronto.wikia.com/wiki/Ratepayer's_Associations Ratepayer’s Associations] , [http://toronto.wikia.com/wiki/Ratepayer's_Associations Resident's Associations] and [http://toronto.wikia.com/wiki/Ratepayer's_Associations Homeowner's Associations] exist and meet regularly. Larger umbrella organizations such as CORRA, FoNTRA and [http://www.intelligent-power.org CHIP] organize because of bigger issues. Many of these organizations have websites which can be accessed from the [http://toronto.wikia.com Toronto Wiki] website's [http://toronto.wikia.com/wiki/Ratepayer's_Associations Ratepayer’s Associations] listings page.

Old City of Toronto

The Old City of Toronto refers to the City of Toronto and its boundaries from 1967 to 1997. It is sometimes referred to as the "South" or "Central" district, and includes the "downtown core". Some of these names such as "The Fashion District" are (or were) used as marketing for the areas or by BIAs; this area is actually called "King-Spadina" by locals. Another example is the "Old Town of York", known also as "King and Parliament". Many were recreated or branded to reconnect the areas with their past history, early beginnings, or even recent use and prominence. Some historical city 'wards' used in the 19th century are no longer used, St. David's, St. John's, St. Paul's, St. Georges and St. Patrick's wards. The use for St. Lawrence's ward has remained, known today just as "St. Lawrence".

For the purposes of geographic distinction, the neighbourhoods of the Old City are broken down into four sub sections;

=Downtown Core (Central)=

* Alexandra Park
* The Annex
* Cabbagetown
* CityPlace
* Chinatown
* Church and Wellesley (The Gay Village)
* Corktown
* Discovery District
* Distillery District
* The Entertainment District
* The Financial District
* Harbourfront
* Garden District
* Kensington Market
* Mirvish Village
* Moss Park
* Queen Street West
* Regent Park
* St. James Town
* St. Lawrence
* Toronto Islands
* University
* Yorkville

=East End=

* The Beaches
* Blake-Jones
* Gerrard Street East (Little India)
* Greenwood-Coxwell
* Greektown
* Leslieville
* Playter Estates
* Port Lands
* Riverdale
* Upper Beaches

North End (the southern portion is also referred to as Midtown)

* Bedford Park
* Casa Loma (neighbourhood)
* Chaplin Estates, Toronto
* Davisville Village
* Deer Park
* Forest Hill (and Forest Hill Village)
* Forest Hill South
* Hogg's Hollow
* Lawrence Park
* Lawrence Park South
* Midtown
* Moore Park
* Mount Pleasant East
* Mount Pleasant West
* North Toronto
* Rathnelly
* Rosedale
* Summerhill
* Wychwood
* Yonge and Eglinton (considered centre of Midtown Toronto)
* Yonge and St. Clair

West End

* Bloordale Village
* Bracondale Hill
* Brockton Village
* Corso Italia
* Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson
* Dufferin Grove
* High Park
* The Junction (formerly West Toronto)
* Koreatown
* Liberty Village
* Little Italy
* Niagara
* Parkdale
* Palmerston-Little Italy
* Pelham Park
* Portugal Village
* Roncesvalles
* Runnymede-Bloor West Village
* Swansea

East York

* Broadview North
* Crescent Town
* Danforth Village
* East End Danforth
* Leaside
* O'Connor-Parkview
* Old East York
* Pape Village
* Thorncliffe Park
* Woodbine Corridor
* Woodbine-Lumsden

Etobicoke

* Alderwood
* Eatonville
* The Elms (Old Rexdale)
* Eringate-Centennial-West Deane
* Etobicoke West Mall
* Humber Heights-Westmount
* Humber Valley Village
* Islington-City Centre West (Six Points)
* The Kingsway
* Long Branch
* Markland Wood
* Mimico
* Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown
* New Toronto
* Princess-Rosethorn
* Rexdale
* Richview
* Stonegate-Queensway
* Sunnylea
* Thistletown
* Thorncrest Village
* West Humber-Clairville
* West Deane Park
* The Westway
* Willowridge

carborough

* Agincourt
* Armadale
* Bendale (Cedarbrae)
* Birch Cliff
* Bridlewood
* Centennial Scarborough
* Clairlea-Birchmount
* Cliffside
* Cliffcrest
* Dorset Park
* Eglinton East
* Golden Mile
* Guildwood
* Highland Creek
* Hillside
* Kennedy Park
* Ionview
* L'Amoreaux
* Malvern
* Maryvale
* Milliken
* Morningside Heights
* Morningside
* Oakridge
* Orton Park
* Port Union
* Rouge
* Scarborough City Centre
* Scarborough Junction
* Scarborough Village
* Steeles
* Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan
* West Hill
* West Rouge
* Wexford
* Wishing Well Acres
* Woburn

North York

* Amesbury
* Banbury-Don Mills
* Bathurst Manor
* Bayview Village
* Bayview Woods-Steeles
* Black Creek
* The Bridle Path
* Bridle Path-Sunnybrook-York Mills
* Brookhaven-Amesbury
* Clanton Park (Dublin Heights)
* Don Mills
* Don Valley Village
* Downsview
* Emery
* Englemount-Lawrence
* Flemingdon Park
* Glen Park
* Glenfield-Jane Heights
* Henry Farm
* Hillcrest Village
* Hogg's Hollow
* Humber Summit
* Humbermede
* Jane and Finch
* Lawrence Heights
* Lawrence Manor
* Lytton Park
* Newtonbrook
* North York Centre
* O'Connor-Parkview
* Parkway Forest
* Parkwoods-Donalda
* The Peanut
* Pelmo Park-Humberlea
* Pleasant View
* Rustic
* St. Andrew-Windfields
* Uptown Toronto
* Victoria Park Village
* Village at York
* Westminster-Branson
* Willowdale
* Wilson Heights
* York Mills
* York University Heights

York

* Beechborough-Greenbrook
* Briar Hill-Belgravia
* Caledonia-Fairbanks
* Eglinton West (Little Jamaica)
* Humewood-Cedarvale
* Keelesdale-Eglinton West
* Lambton Baby Point
* Mount Dennis
* Oakwood-Vaughan (Five Points; Northcliffe)
* Old Mill
* Rockcliffe-Smythe
* Silverthorn
* Weston
* Weston-Pellam Park

External links

* [http://www.toronto.ca/demographics/profiles_map_and_index.htm City of Toronto Neighbourhoods Map]