North York Township

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North York Township was a former suburban municipality in Metropolitan Toronto, Ontario, that developed into a major urban district before being amalgamated into the City of Toronto.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former municipality
former suburban municipality
former township
adjacentTo Etobicoke NERFINISHED
Markham NERFINISHED
Scarborough NERFINISHED
Vaughan NERFINISHED
York NERFINISHED
amalgamatedInto City of Toronto NERFINISHED
contains North York City Centre NERFINISHED
Sheppard Avenue corridor in North York
Yonge Street corridor in North York NERFINISHED
country Canada
developedFrom rural township
developedInto major urban district
governmentType municipal government
hasMunicipalSuccessor City of Toronto NERFINISHED
North York NERFINISHED
historicalFunction local government within Metropolitan Toronto
historicalRegion York County, Ontario NERFINISHED
historicalStatus defunct municipality
language English
locatedIn Greater Toronto Area
Metropolitan Toronto NERFINISHED
Ontario
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNorthOf Old City of Toronto NERFINISHED
locatedOnContinent North America
mergedInto City of North York NERFINISHED
notableCharacteristic transition from suburb to major urban district
partOf City of Toronto NERFINISHED
Metropolitan Toronto NERFINISHED
partOfUrbanArea Toronto urban area NERFINISHED
predecessorOf City of North York NERFINISHED
region Central Toronto suburbs
subdivisionName1 Province of Ontario NERFINISHED
subdivisionName2 Metropolitan Toronto NERFINISHED
subdivisionType township
transportHubFor Highway 401 corridor
urbanization post-World War II suburban growth
usedCurrency Canadian dollar

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Township of York borderedBy North York Township