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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 954 |
| 1891 | 1,100 |
| 1901 | 967 |
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 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,100 total population, 561 females, 539 males, 365 married persons, 230 families, 183 married males, 182 married females, 56 widowed persons, 42 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 679 single persons under 18, 342 single males under 18, 337 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,100 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 225 houses, 225 occupied houses, 152 houses of 2 stories, 136 houses built of wood, 131 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 87 houses built of brick, 71 houses of 1 story, 37 houses of 5 rooms, 24 uninhabited houses, 23 houses of 4 rooms, 22 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses of 3 rooms, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses built of stone, 2 houses of 3 stories, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 11,045 bushels of oats, 5,140 pounds of homemade butter, 3,822 bushels of barley, 3,555 acres of land in farms, 3,048 acres of improved land in farms, 2,608 bushels of turnips, 2,533 acres of farmland under crops, 1,748 bushels of winter wheat, 1,248 cattle killed or sold, 1,188 bushels of potatoes, 1,127 chickens, 930 bushels of spring wheat, 910 bushels of peas, 507 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 443 acres of farmland in pasture, 440 sheep slaughtered or sold, 384 tons of hay, 342 acres of oats, 302 swine slaughtered or sold, 300 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 247 occupants of farms, 226 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 214 acres of hay crops, 180 bushels of rye, 145 acres of barley, 143 farm occupants who own their land, 119 horses aged over 3 years, 112 milk cows, 103 farm occupants who rent their land, 94 swine, 94 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 93 sheep, 87 acres of wheat, 87 bushels of corn, 84 other cattle, 72 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 32 other fowl, 25 horses aged 3 years and under, 21 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 18 ducks, 16 acres of potatoes, 13 acres of turnips, 10 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 7 geese, 7 turkeys, 5 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 oxen, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON131002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON129003— 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/.