COUNCILLOR: Ron Moeser

Scarborough Community Council
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Ward 44 was home to 58,750 people and consisted of 18,360 households in 2001. Ward 44 is situated in the south-east corner of Toronto. It is bounded by Morningside Avenue to the west, the Rouge River to the east, Highway 401 and Sheppard Avenue East to the north and Lake Ontario to the south. Ward 44 has a physical area of 26 square kilometres.

Highlights:

• The population of Ward 44 grew by 10% between 1996 and 2001.
• 67% of occupied private dwellings were in single-detached houses and 12% were in high-rise apartments in 2001.
• In 2001, 82% of occupied private dwellings were owned while 18% were rented.

Note: Unless otherwise indicated, information contained in this Ward profile is derived from Statistics Canada's 2001 Census Semi-Custom Profile. As a result of rounding, totals may differ slightly from table to table and percentages may not add up to one hundred.

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