| 1788 |
Nassau
District is formed, including the area that would become Toronto. |
| 1791 |
The townships
that would become Scarborough, York and Etobicoke are surveyed along
the shore of Lake Ontario (within Nassau District) |
| 1792 |
Nassau District’s
name is changed to Home District. |
| 1792 |
Counties (for
militia purposes) are set up within districts. Toronto is in York
County. |
| 1793 |
Town of York
is founded on August 27 (within York Twp.) |
| 1834 |
Town of York,
with a population of about 9,000, is incorporated as the City of Toronto
(March 6) |
| 1850 |
Districts are
abolished; governmental control shifts to counties, with representation
from each township. (York, Scarborough, Etobicoke and Toronto are
in York County.) |
| 1853 |
Village of Yorkville
is founded (severed from York Twp.) |
| 1878 |
Town of Parkdale
is founded (severed from York Twp.) |
| 1880 |
Village of Brockton
is founded (severed from York Twp.) |
| 1881 |
Village of Weston
is founded (severed from York Twp.) |
| 1883 |
Yorkville is
annexed by Toronto. |
| 1884 |
Brockton is
annexed by Toronto. |
| 1887 |
Town of West
Toronto Junction is founded (severed from York Twp.) |
| 1889 |
Parkdale is
annexed by Toronto. |
| 1889 |
Town of East
Toronto is founded (severed from York Twp.) |
| 1889 |
Town of North
Toronto is founded (severed from York Twp.) |
| 1909 |
West Toronto
Junction is annexed by Toronto. |
| 1911 |
Mimico is founded
(severed from Etobicoke) |
| 1912 |
East Toronto
is annexed by Toronto. |
| 1912 |
North Toronto
is annexed to Toronto. |
| 1913 |
Leaside is founded
(severed from York Twp.) |
| 1913 |
New Toronto
is founded (severed from Etobicoke) |
| 1922 |
Township of
North York is severed from York Township (June 13) |
| 1923 |
Township of
East York is severed from York Township. |
| 1923 |
Village of Forest
Hill is founded (severed from York Twp.) |
| 1925 |
Village of Swansea
is founded (severed from York Twp.) |
| 1931 |
Long Branch
is founded (severed from Etobicoke) |
| 1953 |
A second-tier
municipality “Metropolitan Toronto” is formed to govern
some aspects of life in Toronto, York, East York, North York, Etobicoke,
Scarborough, Swansea, Forest Hill, Weston, Leaside, Mimico, New Toronto,
and Long Branch. |
| 1967 |
Etobicoke, Long
Branch, Mimico, and New Toronto amalgamate to become the Borough of
Etobicoke. |
| 1967 |
Village of Forest
Hill is annexed by Toronto. |
| 1967 |
Village of Swansea
is annexed by Toronto. |
| 1967 |
York Township
amalgamated with Weston to become the Borough of York. |
| 1967 |
North York Twp.
becomes the Borough of North York. |
| 1967 |
East York and
Leaside amalgamated to become the Borough of East York |
| 1967 |
Metropolitan
Toronto now includes Toronto, and the boroughs of York, East York,
North York, Etobicoke, Scarborough. |
| 1979 |
North York becomes
a city. |
| 1983 |
Borough of York
became the City of York. |
| 1983 |
Etobicoke becomes
the City of Etobicoke. |
| 1983 |
Scarborough
becomes the City of Scarborough. |
| 1998 |
Toronto, Etobicoke,
Scarborough, York, East York and North York amalgamated as the City
of Toronto. |
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© JaneE.
MacNamara and Ontario Genealogical Society, Toronto Branch |
