Richmond Hill, Ontario
Richmond Hill | |
|---|---|
| City of Richmond Hill | |
Downtown Richmond Hill | |
| Mottoes: Official: En la rose, je fleuris (French for "Like the rose, I flourish") Unofficial: A little north, a little nicer | |
Location of Richmond Hill within York Region | |
| Coordinates: 43°52′17″N 79°26′14″W / 43.87139°N 79.43722°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Regional municipality | York Region |
| Incorporated | |
| • Village | January 1, 1873 |
| • Town | January 1, 1957 |
| • City | March 25, 2019 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | David West |
| • Regional Councillors | Godwin Chan Joe DiPaola |
| • Governing Body | Richmond Hill City Council |
| • MPs | Vincent Ho (C) Costas Menegakis (C) |
| • MPPs | Michael Parsa (PC) Daisy Wai (PC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 100.79 km2 (38.92 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 233 m (764 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 202,022 (27th) |
| • Density | 2,004.4/km2 (5,191/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Richmond Hillian |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area codes | 905, 289, 365, and 742 |
| Website | www.richmondhill.ca |
| Twinned with Shijiazhuang, China and Netanya, Israel, Sister Cities with, Lakeland, Florida | |
Richmond Hill (2021 population: 202,022) is a city in south-central York Region, Ontario, Canada. Part of the Greater Toronto Area, it is the York Region's third most populous municipality and the 27th most populous municipality in Canada. Richmond Hill is situated between the cities of Markham and Vaughan, north of Thornhill, and south of Aurora.
Richmond Hill has seen significant population growth since the 1990s. It became a city in 2019 after being a town since 1957. The city is home to the David Dunlap Observatory telescope, the largest telescope in Canada.