16 Facts About Markham Ontario

The first European settlement in Markham Ontario 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 Ontario rapidly shifted from being an agricultural community to an industrialized municipality due to urban sprawl from neighbouring Toronto.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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