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Richmond Hill, Ontario

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Richmond Hill is a city in the Regional Municipality of York in south-central Ontario, Canada, part of the Greater Toronto Area, with a population of 202,022 recorded at the 2021 census, making it the third most populous municipality in Ontario and the twenty-seventh most populous in Canada. It sits between the cities of Markham and Vaughan, north of Thornhill and south of Aurora, and has seen significant population growth since the 1990s, becoming a city in 2019 after having been a town since 1957. Richmond Hill is home to the David Dunlap Observatory telescope, the largest in Canada.

Facts
Population
202,022 1
Area (sq km)
100.95 2
Area (sq km)
100.95 2
Founding Year
1873 2
Population Estimate Year
2021 2
Population Estimate Year
2021 2
Elevation (m)
233 2
Elevation (m)
233 2
Latitude
43.871389 degrees north 2
Latitude
43.871389 degrees north 2
Longitude
79.437222 degrees west 2
Longitude
79.437222 degrees west 2
Sources
1. Richmond Hill, Ontario (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox, population
Quote, Infobox, population
202022 ([[List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population|27th]])
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2. Richmond Hill, Ontario (Wikidata)
  • P571 (inception)
    +1873-01-01T00:00:00Z
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 43.871389, longitude -79.437222
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 233 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 100.95 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 202022 (2021)
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