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Welcome to Toronto ...The city of Toronto is located in Woodson County<1>. The location of Toronto has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Toronto, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. The origin (or the toponymy) of Toronto: Named after Toronto, Ontario, Canada. When the people of Toronto refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Torontonian<3> From the Census Estimates for 2019, Toronto has a population of 259 people<4> (see below for details). Toronto is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: Toronto lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Toronto is located in the (620) area code. The ZIP code for Toronto: 66777<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Toronto had an population of 259 people. This is a decrease of 7.83% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 16.99% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Toronto had a population of 281 people (or 8.49% of the total population of Woodson County). This makes Toronto the county's 2nd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 281 people, the population of Toronto decreased 9.94% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 312 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Toronto. Communities Also Named Toronto ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Toronto - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Ohio, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, South Dakota and Texas. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Toronto. Communities near Toronto ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Toronto.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Toronto. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Toronto. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Toronto. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Toronto. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Toronto. See our Newspapers Page for Toronto. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Toronto ...Looking for more information about Toronto? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Toronto, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Toronto. Adding Toronto to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Toronto in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Toronto was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found Toronto on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Toronto. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Toronto. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Woodson County: www.woodsoncounty.net/ The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/ Footnotes ...
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