Flemingdon Park
| Flemingdon Park | |
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| Neighbourhood | |
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| Coordinates: 43°43′10″N 79°20′20″W / 43.71944°N 79.33889°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Ontario
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| City |
 Toronto
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| Community | North York |
| Changed Municipality | 1922 North York from York 1998 Toronto from North York |
| Government | |
| • MP | Yasmin Ratansi (Don Valley East) |
| • MPP | Kathleen Wynne (Don Valley West) |
| • Councillor | Jon Burnside (Ward 26 Don Valley West) |
Flemingdon Park is a multicultural community in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located in the city's North York district. It is part of the Don Valley West federal and provincial electoral districts, and Ward 26: Don Valley West (South) municipally. In 2011, its population was 22,205. The average income was $35,192.
It is bordered on the north by Eglinton Avenue East, on the west by the Don River (west branch), and on the east and south by the Don River (east branch). The two branches of the river join at the neighbourhood’s southwest corner. The south border is a parkland access road that used to be known as Old Lawrence Avenue. Flemingdon Park is separated from neighbouring communities by river valleys on three sides, and a light industrial area, now mostly used as corporate offices, next to several railway lines on the north side.
The community is named after its original owner, Robert John Fleming, the mayor of Toronto in 1892–1893 and 1896–1897, and the nearby Don River.
Flemingdon Park was built on farmland owned by Robert John Fleming. After his death in 1925, it was sold to become public land.
In 1958, following the trends of many other post-World War II cities, Toronto began to consider a large planned "apartment city" community for the influx of immigrants. Although there was immediate scepticism about the density of the development, the community was nevertheless built. Occupancy of the new apartments began in 1961, and the community was completed in the early 1970s. The community's developer was Olympia and York.
Traditionally, the neighbourhood served as affordable housing for new immigrants to Canada. Today, the neighbourhood's population is mainly immigrants, who accounting for approximately two-thirds of residents (Census 2011). Though quite diverse in composition, the majority of immigrants originate from South Asian and South East Asian countries including India, Afghanistan, and the Philippines (Census 2006, Census 2011).
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