Don Mills | |
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Neighbourhood | |
Coordinates: 43°44′14″N 79°20′36″W / 43.73722°N 79.34333°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
City | Toronto |
Municipality established | 1850 York Township |
Changed municipality | 1922 North York from York Township |
Changed municipality | 1998 Toronto from North York |
Government | |
• MP | Michael Coteau (Don Valley East) |
• MPP | Adil Shamji (Don Valley East) |
• Councillor | Jon Burnside (Ward 16 Don Valley East) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 25,435 |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
Postal code | M3B, M3C |
Area code(s) | 416, 647 |
Don Mills is a mixed-use neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was developed in the 1950s and 1960s to be a self-supporting "new town" and was at the time located outside Toronto proper in the suburb of North York. Consisting of residential, commercial and industrial sub-districts, it was planned and developed by private enterprise.
In several ways it became the blueprint for postwar suburban development in Toronto and contemporary residential neighbourhoods. It is bounded by York Mills Road to the north, Canadian Pacific Railway to the south, Leslie Street to the west, and Don Valley Parkway to the east. It is part of federal and provincial electoral district Don Valley East, and Toronto electoral ward 16: Don Valley East.