North York is a former municipality in the city of
Toronto,
Ontario,
Canada. Geographically, it comprises the central part of the northern section of Toronto. As of the 2011 Census, it had a population of 655,913. The official
2001 census count was 608,288. Until 1998, it was the second-largest of six
municipalities that comprised another larger municipality called
Metropolitan Toronto. The previous year, the provincial
Government of Ontario passed legislation to merge these municipalities into a single, new amalgamated City of Toronto. North York is one of the most diverse areas of Toronto, as it contains some of the most affluent areas of the city (
The Bridle Path,
Hogg's Hollow,
York Mills,
Willowdale,
Bayview Village) and some of the poorest (
Jane and Finch,
Flemingdon Park,
Lawrence Heights).