Scarborough | |
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Administrative district and former city | |
From top, left to right: Scarborough City Centre, Bluffers Park, panoramic view of western Scarborough at dawn | |
| Nickname(s): "Scarberia", "Scarlem" | |
| Motto: Home Above the Bluffs | |
 Interactive map of Scarborough | |
| Coordinates: 43°45′21″N 79°13′51″W / 43.75583°N 79.23083°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Municipality | Toronto |
| Incorporated |
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| Changed region | 1954 (Metropolitan Toronto from York County) |
| Amalgamated into Toronto | January 1, 1998 |
| Government | |
| • Councillors | Ward councillors |
| • MPs | Federal reps |
| • MPPs | Provincial reps |
| Area | |
• Total | 187.70 km2 (72.47 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 629,941 |
| • Density | 3,356.1/km2 (8,692/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC– 05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC– 04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code span | M1(B-X) |
| Area code(s) | 416, 647, and 437 |
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Scarborough (/ˈskɑːrbʌroʊ/; 2021 Census 629,941) is a district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is situated atop the Scarborough Bluffs in the eastern part of the city. Its borders are Victoria Park Avenue to the west, Steeles Avenue and the city of Markham to the north, Rouge River and the city of Pickering to the east, and Lake Ontario to the south. Scarborough was named after the English town of Scarborough, North Yorkshire, inspired by its cliffs.
Scarborough, which was settled by Europeans in the 1790s, has grown from a collection of small rural villages and farms to become fully urbanized with a diverse cultural community. Incorporated in 1850 as a township, the district became part of Metropolitan Toronto in 1953 and was reconstituted as a borough in 1967. The borough rapidly developed as a suburb of Toronto over the next decade and became a city in 1983. In 1998, the city and the rest of Metropolitan Toronto were amalgamated into the present city of Toronto. The Scarborough Civic Centre – the former city's last seat of government – is now used by the municipal government of Toronto.
Since the end of the Second World War, the district has been a popular destination for new immigrants in Canada. As a result, it is one of the most diverse and multicultural areas in the Greater Toronto Area, being home to various religious groups and places of worship. It includes a number of natural landmarks, including the Toronto Zoo, Rouge Park, and the Scarborough Bluffs. The northeast corner of the district is largely rural with some of Toronto's last remaining farms, earning Scarborough its reputation of being greener than any other part of Toronto.[4]
- ^ "Scarborough". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "How green is my city: Sleepless in Yellowknife, land of the midnight sun" by Peter Kuitenbrouwer, National Post (8 July 2006) Retrieved from ProQuest 330441178
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