Do you want to buy a Home in Centennial Park? 

• History of Centennial Park 
• Population by Age in this Community
• Do Residents Own or Rent? Household Income Demographics of Centennial Park
• Types of Properties in Centennial Park? 
• Community Features and Entertainment
• Location and Boundaries 
• Neighborhood Secret- Only the Residents Know 
• Neighborhood Schools

Centennial Park Community Features and Entertainment

Home of Toronto's Ribfest, A annual Event in the Park hosted for Canada Day July 1st 
Centennial Skiing Hill, Features a conveyor lift, intermediate beginner and Snowboard slope
It is one of two ski hills located within the boundaries of Toronto
Etobicoke Olympium, a large athletic centre located in the Centennial Park Area
Centennial Park Stadium, a 3,500 seat capacity stadium that is primarily used for soccer.
Centennial Park Arena, a Hockey Leagues and Figure Skating Rink, Ringette 
Centennial Park Mini Indy a Go Kart Track
Centennial Park Golf Center has 27 Holes of Par 3 and Par 4's, Mini Golf and a Driving Range
Botanical gardens
Picnic areas
Soccer fields
Baseball diamonds

  Sourced Wikipedia 2008

Location and Boundaries

Centennial Park rests in the West End of Toronto, Ontario formerly the City of Etobicoke.

The Westerly Border runs east of Centennial Park Blvd and Elmcrest Rd

The Northerly Border runs south of Eglinton Avenue West

The Eastern Border runs west of Highway 427.

The Southern Border runs north of Burnhamthorpe.

Population of Centennial Park-Eringate Area By Age Group

Households like Families with Children and Seniors tend to move less often.

Working Age (25-64 Years) Accounts for 52% of the Community Population
Seniors (65 + Years) Accounts for 19% of the Community Population
Children (0-14 Years) Accounts for 16% of the Community Population
Youth (15-24 Years) Accounts for 13% of the Community Population

How Centennial Park differs from Toronto?
Well it has a higher population of both Youth and Seniors than the rest of Toronto.

Source 2008 As per Statistics Canada Census 2006

Neighborhood Schools

Elementary

MOTHER CABRINI SCHOOL-720 RENFORTH DR. 416-393-5340

HOLLYCREST MIDDLE SCHOOL-630 RENFORTH DR. 416-394-7050

SENECA SCHOOL-580 RATHBURN RD. 416-394-4600

WELLESWORTH JR SCHOOL-225 WELLESWORTH DR. 416-394-7080

Secondary

MICHAEL POWER & ST JOSEPH'S SECONDARY SCHOOL-105 ERINGATE DR, 416-393-5529

MARTINGROVE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE-50 WINTERTON DR. 416-394-7110

SILVERTHORN COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE-291 MILL RD. 416-394-7010

Do you want to buy a Home in Centennial Park? 

Do Residents Own or Rent in Centennial Park Eringate?

• As of Census Canada 2001 over 84% of the Population owned their home in this Area.

*SAVY BUYERS KNOW*
That HOMEOWNERS put a significant effort into
MAINTAINING their property and thats GREAT for HOME EQUITY APPRECIATiON
 

• Over 24% of the Familly Incomes per household exceeded $100,000 in 2001

What type of Properties does this area have?

This Area has a mix of semi-detached, condos, town houses, but
the majority of the homes are Detached properties.
There is an abundance of Ranch Style Bungalows on wide sweeping lots.
Many of which are being torn down to make way for Larger Custom Homes.

Neighborhood Secret-

Only the Residents Know......There is a Entrance to Highway 427
Southboud if you follow Eringate heading East from Renforth!   

H I S T O R Y

The Centennial Park neighbourhood was one of the last areas where
working farms operated within Toronto. In fact, it wasn't until 1968
when the Hirons farm was sold to developers that this area was completely urbanized. 

Author Ester Heyes, in her book Etobicoke - from furrow to borough, remembers the Hirons farm. " Harold Hirons and his father before him had owned the 88 1/2 acre property fronting on Elmcrest Road at Rathburn Road from the days of the Furrow to a time well beyond the establishment of a Borough". When all around him the land had been turned into modern residential communities Harold Hirons continued to carry on a highly successful dairy farm, shipping milk to Toronto daily.

Heyes then quotes Mrs. Hirons as saying that "we felt sorry for our new neighbours who could not go out and gather their own strawberries, and the fruit from their own orchards,
fresh picked vegetables from their kitchen gardens and eggs warm from the nest".
Certainly this was the end of a simpler way of life.

In 1967, the former Borough of Etobicoke created Centennial Park as a centennial project to celebrate Canada's one hundredth birthday. It is this landmark park after which this neighbourhood is named.

Sourced 2008 at:http://www.torontoneighbourhoods.net/regions/etobicoke/72.html