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 | | Yonge Street now forms the dividing line between east and west in Toronto, and is sometimes called "the longest street in the world" as it snakes its way for 1,896 kilometres (1,178 miles) to Rainy River, on the Minnesota border. |
 | | In 1834, the town reverted to the name Toronto to distinguish it from about a dozen other localities in the province (including the county in which Toronto was situated), and this was the name under which the city was incorporated on March 6 of that year, with William Lyon Mackenzie as its first mayor. |
 | | Toronto grew rapidly in the late 19th century, the population increasing from 30,000 in 1851 to 56,000 in 1871 and 181,000 in 1891. |
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