York Mills
| York Mills | |
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Traffic in York Mills, east of Yonge.
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| Coordinates: 43°44′35″N 79°24′24″W / 43.74306°N 79.40667°WCoordinates: 43°44′35″N 79°24′24″W / 43.74306°N 79.40667°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 | Rob Oliphant (Don Valley West) |
| • MPP | Kathleen Wynne (Don Valley West) |
| • Councillor | Jaye Robinson (Ward 25 Don Valley West) |
York Mills is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is centred around Yonge Street and York Mills Road located in the district of North York. In 2010, it encompassed the fourth and seventh most affluent postal codes in Canada. It is recognized as a millionaires' mile, alongside the other Toronto neighbourhoods of The Bridlepath, Forest Hill, Lawrence Park, and Rosedale.
Part of the area is also known as Hoggs Hollow, named for James Hogg, a Scottish settler who settled in the area in 1824 and operated the mill on Yonge Street at the Don River north of the Town of York (now Toronto), by his sons John and William in 1856. Another portion is named St. Andrew-Windfields. St. Andrew-Windfields most famous resident was the popular Canadian Philanthropist E. P. Taylor who left Canada towards the latter years of his life and donated Parkland (now Windfields Park) and his mansion (now the Canadian Film Centre).
The area name is linked to saw and grist mills that dotted the Don River, which flows through York Mills. The Town of York Mills became part of the Township of North York. North York later became a borough, and then a city, and was merged with five other municipalities and a regional government to form the new "City of Toronto" in 1998.
The area was the site of a tragic accident on March 17, 1960, when five Italian construction workers on a water main project were killed in a tunnel fire.
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