17 Facts About Flemingdon Park

Flemingdon Park is a middle-class district and community in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located in the city's North York district.

Flemingdon Park is separated from neighbouring communities by river valleys on three sides, and a light industrial area, now mostly used as corporate offices, next to several railway lines on the north side.

Flemingdon Park was built on farmland owned by Robert John Fleming.

Statistics Canada 2011 census has reported that the population of Flemingdon Park consists of residents born in various places around the world, including Germans, Romanians, Kenyans and Sri Lankans.

Flemingdon Park is heavily saturated with developments and housing projects that are under the ownership of the Toronto Community Housing Corporation.

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In 2016, Flemingdon Park went under a series of restoration projects that were intended to prolong the longevity of its community housing buildings.

Flemingdon Park has seen an influx of police-led raids, following mass seizures of narcotics and firearms in the area.

Flemingdon Park is home to several buildings of worship; primarily three churches and one musallah, which are centrally located around many highrise buildings.

Flemingdon Park is home to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, on Ferrand Drive, which is southeast of Don Mills Road and Eglinton Avenue.

Community centres and municipal parks in Flemingdon Park are maintained by the Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division.

In 2010, Flemingdon Park began major revitalization of its hydro field and corridor to build a multi-purpose set of fields for various sports.

The original franchised location, which once sat at Leaside, was moved due to concerns of accessibility for those living in Flemingdon Park, as well as the scarcity of parking, which is a highly-contested issue on Eglinton Avenue, a long stretch of road that is congested with traffic.

Three major roadways pass through Flemingdon Park, including the Don Valley Parkway, a major north-south controlled access highway, and Eglinton Avenue, a major east-west thoroughfare that marks the neighbourhood's northern boundary.

The 100 Flemingdon Park route connects with other routes, such as the 25 Don Mills Line at Don Mills Road and Overlea Boulevard.

In Offishall's 2010 song, The Anthem, Flemingdon Park makes several cameos, paying homage to his birthing community in which he grew up.

The group, founded by numerous residents of Flemingdon Park, aimed to improve youth engagement and dialogue around community issues and promote the betterment of the community.

Landmarks in Flemingdon Park are assigned distinct names to refer to the visual representation of a site or phenomenon in the community, or used for the sake of its verbiage in lieu of its official name of identity.