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 density was 951.1 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).
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 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 198 |
| Number of families | 198 |
| Number of females | 485 |
| Number of males | 469 |
| Number of married females | 168 |
| Number of married males | 166 |
| Number of married persons | 334 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 50 |
| POP TOT | 954 |
| Total population | 954 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 281 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 289 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 570 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 196 |
| Number of occupied houses | 196 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 134 |
| Acres of potatoes | 24 |
| Acres of wheat | 237 |
| BAR BU | 3,775 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,775 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 251 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,640 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,145 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 590 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,315 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 432 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,900 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 3,360 |
| CRN BU | 251 |
| HAY AC | 134 |
| HAY TONS | 192 |
| OAT BU | 7,640 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 590 |
| POT AC | 24 |
| POT BU | 3,315 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 192 |
| WHT AC | 237 |
| WHT SP BU | 432 |
| WHT WTR BU | 3,360 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 281 |
| C UNMD M | 289 |
| C UNMD TOT | 570 |
| D OCC | 196 |
| FEMALE | 485 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 196 |
| H UNINH | 2 |
| MALE | 469 |
| MD F | 168 |
| MD M | 166 |
| MD TOT | 334 |
| NUMBER CD | 135 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,145 |
| TUR BU | 7,900 |
| WID F | 36 |
| WID M | 14 |
| WID TOT | 50 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON135005— 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 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/.