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When did York regain the name Toronto?

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The city of York regained the name Toronto in 1834, the same year it was incorporated as a city.1

While Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe had renamed the site from Toronto to York in 1793, the original name was restored as the population grew and the settlement transitioned into an incorporated municipality.1