Swansea, Toronto
Swansea | |
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Neighbourhood | |
Windermere United Church in Swansea | |
Swansea neighbourhood map | |
Location within Toronto | |
| Coordinates: 43°38′38″N 79°28′40″W / 43.64389°N 79.47778°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| City | Toronto |
| Established | 1889 (Subdivision) 'Windermere' |
| Incorporated | 1926 (Village) |
| Joined | 1953 (Metro Toronto) |
| Annexed | 1967 |
| Government | |
| • MP | Karim Bardeesy (Taiaiako'n—Parkdale—High Park) |
| • MPP | Alexa Gilmour (Parkdale—High Park) |
| • Councillor | Gord Perks (Ward 4 Parkdale—High Park) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 11,133 |
| Source:Statistics Canada | |
| Postal codes | M6S |
| Area code | 416, 647 and 437 |
Swansea is a neighbourhood in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, bounded on the west by the Humber River, on the north by Bloor Street, on the east by High Park and on the south by Lake Ontario. The neighbourhood was originally a separate municipality, the Village of Swansea, which became part of Metropolitan Toronto in 1953.
Swansea is represented by Ward 4 Parkdale—High Park along with the federal and provincial ridings of Parkdale—High Park and the postal code is M6S. It is patrolled by the 11 Division of the Toronto Police Service.