Markham, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
Markham, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,012. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6771030. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.883°N, 79.255°W.
Population
In 1921, Markham, VL had a population of 1,012: 459 male and 553 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Markham, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,012 total population, 553 females in the population, 485 females born in Canada, 459 males in the population, 389 males born in Canada, 61 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 58 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 10 females born outside the British Empire, 9 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 576 persons of British origin (English), 220 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 114 persons of British origin (Irish), 68 persons of Dutch origin, 14 persons of French origin, 6 persons of German origin, 4 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of Austrian origin, 1 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 1 persons of other European origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 425 Methodists, 270 Presbyterians, 142 Anglicans (Church of England), 51 Mennonites, 45 Baptists, 35 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 23 Roman Catholics, 14 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 3 Congregationalists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON154019— 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 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, VL, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/markham-vl-on154019-1921/.