The population was 5,303 at the time of the 2020 census, making it the second-largest city in Jefferson County.

When the railway was built, however, the area's name was changed to Sloanes Station.

[5] In 1881, after a vote, the town was incorporated under its present name inspired by Toronto, Canada, which civic leader Thomas M. Daniels felt was a place worth emulating.

Along with its Canadian counterpart, it is one of only two incorporated cities in the world named Toronto.

In the 1980s and 1990s the city, along with the rest of the region, declined sharply as manufacturing jobs left.

34.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

31.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The current schools serving the Toronto include: Toronto has a public library, a branch of the Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County.