Thornhill | |
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Suburban district | |
Coordinates: 43°48′58″N 79°25′28″W / 43.81611°N 79.42444°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
Regional Municipality | York |
Cities | Vaughan and Markham |
Settled | 1794[1] |
Incorporated | 1931 (Police village) |
Changed Municipality | 1971 York Region from York County |
Annexed | 1971 into Vaughan and Markham (as Towns) 1990 (as City of Vaughan) and 2012 (as City of Markham) |
Government | |
• MP's | Melissa Lantsman (Thornhill) Mary Ng (Markham—Thornhill) |
• MPP's | Laura Smith (Thornhill) Logan Kanapathi (Markham—Thornhill) |
• Councillors | Vaughan: Chris Ainsworth (Ward 4) Gila Martow (Ward 5) Markham: Keith Irish (Ward 1) |
Area | |
• Total | 62.90 km2 (24.29 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 112,719 |
• Density | 1,791.9/km2 (4,641/sq mi) |
Demonym | Thornhiller |
Forward Sortation Area |
Thornhill is a suburban district in the Regional Municipality of York in Ontario, Canada. The western portion of Thornhill is within the City of Vaughan and its eastern portion is within the City of Markham, with Yonge Street forming the boundary between Vaughan and Markham. Thornhill is situated along the northern border of Toronto, centred on Yonge, and is also immediately south of the City of Richmond Hill. Once a police village, Thornhill is still a postal designation. As of 2016, its total population, including both its Vaughan and Markham sections, was 112,719.[2]