Markham, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Markham, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,100. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6771030. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.883°N, 79.255°W.
Population
In 1891, Markham, Village had a population of 1,100: 539 male and 561 female residents. Population density was 1096.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 954 |
| 1891 | 1,100 |
| 1901 | 967 |
| 1911 | 909 |
| 1921 | 1,012 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Markham, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 167 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 230 |
| Number of families | 230 |
| Number of females | 561 |
| Number of males | 539 |
| Number of married females | 182 |
| Number of married males | 183 |
| Number of married persons | 365 |
| Number of widowed females | 42 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 56 |
| POP F | 561 |
| POP M | 539 |
| POP TOT | 1,100 |
| Total population | 1,100 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 337 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 342 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 679 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,100 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 225 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 87 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 136 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 71 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 152 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 131 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 225 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 24 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 145 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 72 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 443 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 507 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,533 |
| Acres of hay crops | 214 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,048 |
| Acres of land in farms | 3,555 |
| Acres of oats | 342 |
| Acres of potatoes | 16 |
| Acres of turnips | 13 |
| Acres of wheat | 87 |
| BAR AC | 145 |
| BAR BU | 3,822 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,822 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 87 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 11,045 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 910 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,188 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 180 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 930 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,608 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,748 |
| CRN BU | 87 |
| HAY AC | 214 |
| HAY TONS | 384 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,248 |
| Number of chickens | 1,127 |
| Number of ducks | 18 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 143 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 103 |
| Number of geese | 7 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 25 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 119 |
| Number of milk cows | 112 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 247 |
| Number of other cattle | 84 |
| Number of other fowl | 32 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 226 |
| Number of sheep | 93 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 440 |
| Number of swine | 94 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 302 |
| Number of turkeys | 7 |
| OAT AC | 342 |
| OAT BU | 11,045 |
| PEA BU | 910 |
| POT AC | 16 |
| POT BU | 1,188 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 94 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 300 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 5,140 |
| RYE BU | 180 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 384 |
| WHT AC | 87 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,748 |
| WHT SP BU | 930 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 5 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 10 |
| BUTTER LB | 5,140 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,248 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 337 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 342 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 679 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 94 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 25 |
| DUCKS | 18 |
| FAMILIES | 230 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 300 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 7 |
| GRA BU | 21 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,127 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 119 |
| HOUSES | 225 |
| HOUSES B | 87 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 37 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 23 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 71 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 131 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 152 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 24 |
| HOUSES W | 136 |
| INF 11 A | 226 |
| MD FEM | 182 |
| MD MALE | 183 |
| MD TOT | 365 |
| MILK COWS | 112 |
| NAME CD | York, East-Est |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 103 |
| OC P | 143 |
| OC TOT | 247 |
| OTHER FOWL | 32 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 84 |
| OTHERS | 1,100 |
| SHEEP | 93 |
| SHEEP KS | 440 |
| SUP AM | 3,048 |
| SUP FOR | 507 |
| SUP JV | 72 |
| SUP PAT | 443 |
| SUP SC | 2,533 |
| SUP TOT | 3,555 |
| SWINE | 94 |
| SWINE KS | 302 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 225 |
| TUR AC | 13 |
| TUR BU | 2,608 |
| TURKEY | 7 |
| WID FEM | 42 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 56 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON131002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON154019— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6771030
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markham_Village
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 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, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/markham-village-on131002-1891/.