Toronto is a town in Deuel County, South Dakota, United States.

[6] Toronto was laid out in 1884, and named after the capital of Ontario, Canada, the native home of a first settler.

[7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.31 square miles (0.80 km2), all land.

40.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The racial makeup of the town was 98.02% White, 0.50% African American, 1.49% from other races.

About 8.2% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 16.7% of those 65 or over.