Toronto, Ontario

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The Lake Ontario city of Toronto is 340 feet [103.63 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Toronto lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Toronto can be found in:

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At the time of the 2006 StatCan Census, Toronto had a population of 2,503,281 people ^<2>. This is an increase of 0.88% since the previous Census (with 2,481,494 people in 2001).

With 2,503,281 people, Toronto represented 20.59% of the total population of Ontario, making it the province's most populous community.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

Community	Direction	Distance ^<3>	2006 Population	Change Since 2001
Brampton	W	17 mi [27.36 km]	433,806	33.3% increase
Don Mills	NE	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
Downsview	NW	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
East York	NE	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
Islington	SW	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
Markham	NE	15 mi [24.14 km]	261,573	25.39% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Toronto.

Websites for Toronto

Official Website:	www.toronto.ca/

Chamber of Commerce:	www.bot.com/
Junior League:	www.jlt.org/

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For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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Footnotes

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Toronto - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<2>	Unless noted otherwise, the population counts we use are estimates. Our population values come different sources and should not be considered official. - Return to Citation
<3>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Toronto and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation

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Last Modified: 06 Nov 2009