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toronto’s human centre

Since it was trivial to calculate the centre of the city, I thought I’d do something a little more complex: calculate the centre of the city, weighted for population. I scraped the 2006 population data by ward from the City … Continue reading

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Finding the exact geographic centre of Toronto

Spacing has alluded to it. The Ontario Science Centre makes bold (and incorrect) claims about it. But here’s the real deal. If you consider Toronto to be defined by its city wards, the centre of Toronto lies at 43.725518°N, 79.390531°W. … Continue reading

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