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Agincourt | |
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Neighbourhood | |
Coordinates: 43°47′33″N 79°17′02″W / 43.79250°N 79.28389°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
City | Toronto |
Municipality established | 1850 Scarborough Township |
Postal village | 1858 |
Joined | 1953 Metropolitan Toronto |
Government | |
• MP | Shaun Chen (L) (Scarborough North) Jean Yip (L) (Scarborough—Agincourt) |
• MPP | Raymond Cho (PC) (Scarborough North) Aris Babikian (PC) (Scarborough—Agincourt) |
• Councillor | Nick Mantas (Ward 22 Scarborough—Agincourt) Jamaal Myers (Ward 23 Scarborough North) |
Agincourt (/ˈeɪ.dʒɪn.kɔːrt/) is a neighbourhood and former village in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Agincourt is located in northeast Toronto, along Sheppard Avenue between Kennedy and Markham Roads (north-south includes lands between Highway 401 and Finch Avenue). Before the creation of the "megacity" of Toronto in 1998, the area was part of Scarborough. It is officially recognized by the City of Toronto as occupying the neighbourhoods of Agincourt South–Malvern West and Agincourt North.
The name Agincourt is often used to refer to a larger area of northwest Scarborough rather than just the officially recognized neighbourhood. The area to the west of Agincourt, officially named Tam O'Shanter–Sullivan is often included as part of Agincourt, and the Agincourt Mall is located in Tam O'Shanter.
The section of Agincourt west of Midland Avenue belongs to the electoral district of Scarborough—Agincourt, while the section to the east is part of Scarborough North (federal, previously Scarborough—Rouge River) or Scarborough—Rouge River (provincial, until the 2018 provincial election, when it will be replaced with Scarborough North).