North Toronto is a former town and informal district located in the northern part of the Old Toronto district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Currently occupying a geographically central location within the city of Toronto, the Town of North Toronto was incorporated in 1890, when much of the area was still farmland, and annexed by the in 1912. The name is still used to refer to the area in general, although Yonge–Eglinton and Midtown Toronto are officially used.