Markham, Ontario

Markham, Ontario is a city in Regional Municipality of York, in the Greater Toronto Area of Southern Ontario, Canada. There are twice as many people there as in 1990. 261,573 people live in Markham. It is the 4th largest town in the Greater Toronto Area, after Toronto, Mississauga, and Brampton.

Town
Map showing Markham's location in York Region
Coordinates:
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Regional Municipality	York Region
Communities	List of subdivisions Buttonville Cornell Greensborough Milliken Unionville Wismer
Settled	1794
Incorporated	1972 (town)
Government
• Mayor	Frank Scarpitti
• Deputy Mayor	Jack Heath
• Regional Councillors	Jim Jones, Tony Wong, Gordon Landon
• MPs	List of MPs Peter Kent (Con) - Thornhill John McCallum (Lib) - Markham—Unionville Paul Calandra (Con) - Oak Ridges—Markham
• MPPs	List of MPPs Peter Shurman (Con) - Thornhill Michael Chan (Lib) - Markham—Unionville Helena Jaczek (Lib) - Oak Ridges—Markham
Area
• Total	212.47 km2 (82.04 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	261,573 (Ranked 16th)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ISO 3166-2	CA-ON
Website	www.markham.ca

Markham, Ontario Media

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  The Old Town Hall of Markham

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  Farmers lined up to sell cream at Albert Reesor's Locust Hill Creamery, c.  1900 in Locust Hill, Ontario

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  Suburban tract housing in southeastern Markham

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  Public housing in Cachet

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  Markham Civic Centre

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  Toogood Pond

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  Fire engine of Markham Fire and Emergency Services

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  Seneca College, Markham Campus

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  Markham mayor Frank Scarpitti at the AMD Markham campus during the AMD 50th Anniversary celebration.

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  Markham Theatre