Markham, Ontario

Markham
Markham
City (lower-tier)
	City of Markham
	Markham Civic Centre
	Nickname: The High-Tech Capital
	Motto: Leading While Remembering
	Location of Markham within York Region
	Markham Markham in relation to southern Ontario
	Coordinates: 43°52′36″N 79°15′48″W / 43.87667°N 79.26333°W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Regional Municipality	York Region
Settled	1794 (Thornhill and Unionville)
Incorporated	1872 (village) ; 1971 (town) ; 2012 (city)
Government
• Mayor	Frank Scarpitti
• Deputy Mayor	Michael Chan
• Governing Body	Markham City Council
• MPs	List of MPs
• MPPs	List of MPPs
Area
• Total	210.93 km2 (81.44 sq mi)
Elevation	200 m (700 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	338,503 (16th)
• Density	1,604.8/km2 (4,156/sq mi)
Demonym	Markhamite
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Forward Sortation Area	L3P to L3S, L6B to L6G
Area codes	905, 289, 365, and 742
ISO 3166-2	CA-ON
GNBC Code	FDNFZ
Website	www.markham.ca

Markham, Ontario is a city in Regional Municipality of York, in the Greater Toronto Area of Southern Ontario, Canada. As of 2021, 338,503 people live in Markham. The number of people doubled from 1991 to 2011. It is the 4th largest town in the Greater Toronto Area, after Toronto, Mississauga, and Brampton.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Markham". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "Markham, City Ontario (Census Subdivision)". Census Profile, Canada 2021 Census. Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.