Markham, Ontario (1921 census)
Markham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 5,267. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.888°N, 79.317°W.
Population
In 1921, Markham had a population of 5,267: 2,741 male and 2,526 female residents. Population density was 46.1 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Markham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 44 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 2,526 |
| POP M | 2,741 |
| POP TOT | 5,267 |
Other recorded variables (41 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 809 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 364 |
| BRETHREN | 13 |
| BRIT BORN F | 265 |
| BRIT BORN M | 387 |
| BRIT ENG | 2,830 |
| BRIT IRISH | 678 |
| BRIT OTHER | 36 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 657 |
| CAN BORN F | 2,223 |
| CAN BORN M | 2,303 |
| CHRISTIANS | 98 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 16 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 11 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 6 |
| EUR DUTCH | 761 |
| EUR FRENCH | 27 |
| EUR GERMAN | 113 |
| EUR GREEK | 1 |
| EUR HEBREW | 18 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 13 |
| EUR OTHER | 113 |
| EUR POLISH | 1 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 5 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 3 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 38 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 51 |
| INDIAN | 1 |
| JEWS | 18 |
| LUTHERANS | 91 |
| MENNONITES | 511 |
| METHODISTS | 2,070 |
| MORMONS | 1 |
| OTHER SECTS | 50 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,039 |
| PROTESTANTS | 4 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 169 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON154006— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/markham-on154006-1921/.