Markham, Ontario (1911 census)
Markham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 5,328. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.888°N, 79.317°W.
Population
In 1911, Markham had a population of 5,328: 2,736 male and 2,592 female residents. Population density was 46.6 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Markham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 46 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 5,378 |
| POP F | 2,592 |
| POP M | 2,736 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 47.95 |
| POP TOT | 5,328 |
Other recorded variables (41 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 572 |
| AREA ACRES | 71,097 |
| AREA SQ MI | 111.09 |
| BAPTISTS | 409 |
| BRETHREN | 15 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 2,411 |
| BRIT IRISH | 603 |
| BRIT OTHER | 8 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 660 |
| CHINESE | 2 |
| CHRISTIANS | 174 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 4 |
| DISCIPLES | 30 |
| DUTCH | 566 |
| DWELLINGS | 1,201 |
| F MARRIED | 1,033 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 8 |
| F SINGLE | 1,386 |
| F WIDOWED | 165 |
| FAMILIES | 1,220 |
| FRENCH | 21 |
| FRIENDS | 2 |
| GERMAN | 899 |
| INDIAN | 1 |
| JEWISH | 6 |
| JEWS | 6 |
| LUTHERANS | 127 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 1,053 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 18 |
| M SINGLE | 1,572 |
| M WIDOWED | 92 |
| MENNONITES | 546 |
| METHODISTS | 2,234 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 976 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 110 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 3 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| SWISS | 4 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 146 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 93 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON136002— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/markham-on136002-1911/.