The population consists of 1/4 Caucasian, 2/4 Asian (South and East) and 1/4 other (Black, Latino, etc.

The first European settlement in the area was the town of Strangford established at what is today the intersection of Victoria Park and St. Clair in 1863.

The town's main building, the Halfway House Hotel, survives today at Black Creek Pioneer Village where it was moved in 1962.

The small farming communities changed when the area became the meeting point of two major railways.

Its major road and rail lines made for easy travel to the city, inspiring the epithet "Scarborough Junction."

It boasts a double gymnasium with a stage, closed circuit television in every classroom, an elevator and an assembly area named the "Ark'" which can be used for gatherings of up to 300 people.