Markham, Ontario (1881 census)
Markham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 6,375. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.887°N, 79.317°W.
Population
In 1881, Markham had a population of 6,375: 3,278 male and 3,097 female residents. Population density was 56.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 7,752 |
| 1861 | 8,658 |
| 1871 | 8,152 |
| 1881 | 6,375 |
| 1891 | 5,681 |
| 1901 | 5,378 |
| 1911 | 5,328 |
| 1921 | 5,267 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Markham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 1,245 |
| Number of families | 1,245 |
| Number of females | 3,097 |
| Number of males | 3,278 |
| Number of married females | 1,054 |
| Number of married males | 1,057 |
| Number of married persons | 2,111 |
| Number of widowed females | 193 |
| Number of widowed males | 92 |
| Number of widowed persons | 285 |
| POP TOT | 6,375 |
| Total population | 6,375 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,850 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,129 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,979 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,245 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,245 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 62 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 7,758 |
| Acres of potatoes | 856 |
| Acres of wheat | 9,068 |
| BAR BU | 199,181 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 199,181 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 361 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 971 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 10,280 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 271,851 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 118,397 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 55,954 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 89,671 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 964 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 46,902 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 122,312 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 63,156 |
| BWT BU | 361 |
| CRN BU | 10,280 |
| HAY AC | 7,758 |
| HAY TONS | 10,589 |
| OAT BU | 271,851 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 55,954 |
| POT AC | 856 |
| POT BU | 89,671 |
| RYE BU | 964 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 10,589 |
| WHT AC | 9,068 |
| WHT SP BU | 46,902 |
| WHT WTR BU | 63,156 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,850 |
| C UNMD M | 2,129 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,979 |
| D OCC | 1,245 |
| FEMALE | 3,097 |
| GRA BU | 971 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 1,245 |
| H UNINH | 62 |
| MALE | 3,278 |
| MD F | 1,054 |
| MD M | 1,057 |
| MD TOT | 2,111 |
| NUMBER CD | 135 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 118,397 |
| TUR BU | 122,312 |
| WID F | 193 |
| WID M | 92 |
| WID TOT | 285 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON135003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON154006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Markham, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/markham-on135003-1881/.