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Toronto is a city in Jefferson County, Ohio, on the Ohio River about six miles northeast of Steubenville, and it is the second-most populous city in Jefferson County.

The settlement began in the 19th century as Newburg's Landing, a river landing, and was renamed Sloanes Station when the railroad arrived.

In 1881, after a public vote, the town incorporated under its present name, Toronto — inspired by Toronto, Ontario, which pioneer manufacturer Thomas M. Daniels and his associate W. F. Dunsbaugh, a Toronto native, held up as a city worth emulating.

Toronto's nicknames are 'The Gem City' and 'T-Town.'

Toronto had 5,303 residents at the 2020 census, up from 5,091 in 2010, and it belongs to the Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area.

Toronto has about 2,561 households (Census Bureau, 2020–2024), averaging just 2.06 people per household, and about 69.4 percent of homes are owner-occupied, with a median owner-occupied home value of $108,800.

In the 20th century Toronto became a center of heavy industry with a number of large factories; after sharp manufacturing losses in the 1980s and 1990s, its major employer today is TIMET — Titanium Metals Corporation, the world's largest supplier of titanium metal.

Toronto skews older than most Ohio cities: Census Bureau survey estimates put its median resident age at about 44 years, and at the 2010 census the city counted 2,278 households.