18 Facts About Markham ON

Markham ON is a city in the Regional Municipality of York, Ontario, Canada.

The first European settlement in Markham ON occurred when William Berczy, a German artist and developer, led a group of approximately sixty-four German families to North America.

Since the 1970s, Markham ON rapidly shifted from being an agricultural community to an industrialized municipality due to urban sprawl from neighbouring Toronto.

In 1825 Reesorville was renamed to Markham ON, having taken the name of the unincorporated village .

In 1971 Markham ON was incorporated as a town, as its population skyrocketed due to urban sprawl from Toronto.

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Much of Markham ON's farmland has disappeared, but some still remains north of Major Mackenzie Drive.

Many high-tech companies have established head offices in Markham ON, attracted by the relative abundance of land, low tax-rates and good transportation routes.

Markham ON is made up of many original 19th-century communities, each with a distinctive character.

Markham ON is home to Shouldice Hospital, one of the world's premier facilities for people suffering from hernias.

Markham ON has a number of both public and Catholic high schools.

The Thomas Speight Wagon Works exported products around the world, and Markham ON had a reputation as being more active than York early on.

Markham ON is home to several locally oriented performing arts groups:.

Until the 1970s, Markham ON was mostly farmland and marsh, as reflected in events like the Markham ON Fair.

Markham ON has retained its historic past in part of the town.

On Highway 7, between Woodbine and Warden Avenues, is First Markham ON Place, containing numerous shops and restaurants; this is several kilometres east of Richmond Hill's Chinese malls.

In 1801, Markham ON was divided into 10 concessions, with a north–south road separating each one.

York Region Transit connects Markham ON with surrounding municipalities in York Region, and was created in 2001 from the merger of Markham ON Transit, Richmond Hill Transit, Newmarket Transit and Vaughan Transit.

YRT has two major terminals in Markham ON: Unionville GO Terminal and Markham ON Stouffville Hospital Bus Terminal.