Toronto (Ohio)
Jefferson County
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Toronto is a city in Jefferson County, Ohio. The city (also known as Torontoans ), according to a census of 2000, 5676 inhabitants.
The area, then known as Newburg 's Landing, was first settled in the 19th century. The construction of the railroad tracks in the area Sloan station was renamed. In 1881 the city was, after a vote, under the present name, registered officially. It looked this name in the world-renowned Toronto, Ontario in Canada, since Thomas M. Daniels, the former chairman of citizens, the Canadian city felt to be desirable.
During the 20th century, the city center of heavy industry with a large number of factories in and around the city was. In the 1980s and 1990s was the economy in Toronto, as are the rest of the environment, strong back, when the offer of employment in manufacturing significantly depleted. Nowadays, Titanium Metals Corporation is the only large remaining employers. But even this is from year to year to fewer workers. Meanwhile, the city is quite impoverished.
Local attractions include the Toronto High School, the Blue Danube Bar, Margaret 's Cafe and the Toronto Police Station.
Famous sons and daughters of the town
- Clarke Hinkle, football player
- Robert Urich, actor
- Location in Ohio
- Place in North America
- Jefferson County ( Ohio)