Yonge Street

Summary

Yonge Street is a street^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.57% of street entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (594 views/month, #10 of 1,744).^[2]

Key Facts

• Yonge Street is located in Toronto^[3].
• Yonge Street is in the country of Canada^[4].
• Yonge Street's traffic sign is recorded as YongeSt.png^[5].
• Yonge Street's route map is recorded as Yonge St map.png^[6].
• Yonge Street's image is recorded as Yonge Street looking north from Temperance.jpg^[7].
• Yonge Street's instance of is recorded as street^[8].
• Sir George Yonge, 5th Baronet is named after Yonge Street^[9].
• Yonge Street's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85149221^[10].
• Yonge Street's Commons category is recorded as Yonge Street, Toronto^[11].
• +1794-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Yonge Street^[12].
• Yonge Street's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 43.67026, 'lon': -79.38677}^[13].
• Yonge Street's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01pycc^[14].
• Yonge Street's page banner is recorded as Yonge Street banner.jpg^[15].
• Yonge Street's GeoNames ID is recorded as 7671011^[16].
• Yonge Street's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Yonge Street'}^[17].
• Yonge Street's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+86'}^[18].
• Yonge Street's connects with is recorded as Bloor Street^[19].
• Yonge Street's connects with is recorded as College Street^[20].
• Yonge Street's connects with is recorded as Eglinton Avenue^[21].
• Yonge Street's connects with is recorded as King Street^[22].
• Yonge Street's connects with is recorded as Queen Street^[23].
• Yonge Street's connects with is recorded as Dundas Street^[24].
• Yonge Street's connects with is recorded as Carlton Street^[25].
• Yonge Street's connects with is recorded as Queens Quay^[26].
• Yonge Street's connects with is recorded as Lake Shore Boulevard^[27].

Body

Geography

Yonge Street is in the country of Canada^[4]. It is located in Toronto^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Yonge Street's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+86'}^[18].

Designation and Status

Yonge Street's instance of is recorded as street^[8].

History and Context

+1794-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Yonge Street^[12]. Sir George Yonge, 5th Baronet is named after it^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Yonge Street include Line 1 Yonge–University^[28], a rapid transit line^[29], in Canada^[30]; Sheppard–Yonge^[31], a metro station^[32], in Canada^[33], founded in 1974^[34]; and Bloor–Yonge^[35], a metro station^[36], in Canada^[37], founded in 1966^[38].

Why It Matters

Yonge Street ranks in the top 0.57% of street entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (594 views/month, #10 of 1,744).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39]

Entities named for it include Line 1 Yonge–University^[28], a rapid transit line^[29], in Canada^[30]; Sheppard–Yonge^[31], a metro station^[32], in Canada^[33], founded in 1974^[34]; and Bloor–Yonge^[35], a metro station^[36], in Canada^[37], founded in 1966^[38].