Swansea, Toronto

Swansea
Neighbourhood
Windermere United Church in Swansea
Windermere United Church in Swansea
Swansea neighbourhood map
Swansea neighbourhood map
Swansea, Toronto is located in Toronto
Swansea, Toronto
Location within Toronto
Coordinates: 43°38′38″N 79°28′40″W / 43.64389°N 79.47778°W / 43.64389; -79.47778
Country Canada
Province Ontario
CityToronto
Established1889 (Subdivision) 'Windermere'
Incorporated1926 (Village)
Joined1953 Metro Toronto
Government
 • MPArif Virani (Parkdale—High Park)
 • MPPBhutila Karpoche (Parkdale—High Park)
 • CouncillorGord Perks (Ward 4 Parkdale—High Park)
Population
 (2006)[1]
 • Total11,133
 Source:Statistics Canada

Swansea is a neighbourhood in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, bounded on the west by the Humber River, on the north by Bloor Street, on the east by High Park and on the south by Lake Ontario. The neighbourhood was originally a separate municipality, the Village of Swansea, which became part of Metropolitan Toronto in 1953.

  1. ^ 2006 Census (Statistics Canada tracts 5350050.001, 5350050.002)