Markham, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Markham, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 954. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6771030. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.883°N, 79.255°W.
Population
In 1881, Markham, Village had a population of 954: 469 male and 485 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Markham, 1871 (0.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Markham, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 954 total population, 485 females, 469 males, 334 married persons, 198 families, 168 married females, 166 married males, 50 widowed persons, 36 widowed females, 14 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 570 single persons under 18, 289 single males under 18, 281 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 196 inhabited houses, 196 occupied houses, 3 houses under construction, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 7,900 bushels of turnips, 7,640 bushels of oats, 3,775 bushels of barley, 3,360 bushels of winter wheat, 3,315 bushels of potatoes, 1,145 bushels of other root crops, 590 bushels of peas and beans, 432 bushels of spring wheat, 251 bushels of corn, 237 acres of wheat, 192 tons of hay, 134 acres of hay crops, 24 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 954 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON135005— 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 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, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/markham-village-on135005-1881/.