Markham, Ontario

Coordinates: 43°52′36″N 79°15′48″W / 43.87667°N 79.26333°W / 43.87667; -79.26333[1]
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Markham
City of Markham
Markham Civic Centre
Flag of Markham
Coat of arms of Markham
Official logo of Markham
Nickname: 
The High-Tech Capital
Motto: 
Leading While Remembering
Location of Markham within York Region
Location of Markham within York Region
Markham is located in Southern Ontario
Markham
Markham
Markham in relation to southern Ontario
Coordinates: 43°52′36″N 79°15′48″W / 43.87667°N 79.26333°W / 43.87667; -79.26333[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
Regional MunicipalityYork Region
Settled1794 (Thornhill and Unionville)
Incorporated1872 (village)
1971 (town)
2012 (city)
Government
 • MayorFrank Scarpitti
 • Deputy MayorMichael Chan
 • Governing BodyMarkham City Council
 • MPs
 • MPPs
Area
905, 289, 365, and 742
ISO 3166-2CA-ON
GNBC CodeFDNFZ[1]
Websitewww.markham.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Markham (

2021 Census, Markham had a population of 338,503,[2] which ranked it the largest in York Region, fourth largest in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), and 16th largest in Canada.[3]

The city gained its name from the first

Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada, John Graves Simcoe (in office 1791–1796), who named the area after his friend, William Markham, the Archbishop of York
from 1776 to 1807.

Indigenous people lived in the area of present-day Markham for thousands of years before Europeans arrived in the area.

William Berczy, a German artist and developer, led a group of approximately sixty-four German families to North America. While they planned to settle in New York, disputes over finances and land tenure led Berczy to negotiate with Simcoe for 26,000 ha (64,000 acres) in what would later become Markham Township in 1794.[5] Since the 1970s, Markham rapidly shifted from being an agricultural community to an industrialized municipality due to urban sprawl from neighbouring Toronto.[6] Markham changed its status from town to city on July 1, 2012.[7]

As of 2013[update], tertiary industry mainly drives Markham. As of 2010, "business services" employed the largest proportion of workers in Markham – nearly 22% of its labour force.[8] The city also has over 1,000

Advanced Micro Devices,[13]

History

The Old Town Hall of Markham