Markham

Summary

Markham is a city^[1]. Markham ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,082 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Markham is located in Regional Municipality of York^[3].
• Markham is in the country of Canada^[4].
• Markham is on the continent of North America^[5].
• Markham's instance of is recorded as city^[6].
• Markham's instance of is recorded as lower-tier municipality of Ontario^[7].
• Markham's instance of is recorded as big city^[8].
• Markham's shares border with is recorded as Whitchurch–Stouffville^[9].
• Markham's shares border with is recorded as Vaughan^[10].
• Markham's shares border with is recorded as Richmond Hill^[11].
• Markham's shares border with is recorded as Pickering^[12].
• Markham's shares border with is recorded as Toronto^[13].
• John Markham is named after Markham^[14].
• Markham's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nördlingen^[15].
• Markham's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cary^[16].
• Markham's legislative body is recorded as Markham City Council^[17].
• Markham's Commons category is recorded as Markham^[18].
• Markham's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone^[19].
• 1794 marks the founding of Markham^[20].
• Markham's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 43.8833, 'lon': -79.25}^[21].
• Markham's official website is recorded as https://www.markham.ca/^[22].
• Markham's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Markham, Ontario^[23].
• Markham has a population of {'amount': '+301709'}^[24].
• Markham has a population of {'amount': '+328966'}^[25].
• Markham has a population of {'amount': '+338503'}^[26].
• Markham's office held by head of government is recorded as Mayor of Markham^[27].

Body

Geography

Markham is in the country of Canada^[4]. Markham is located in Regional Municipality of York^[3]. Markham is on the continent of North America^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Markham covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+212.58'}^[28]. Markham sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+200'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+301709'}^[24], {'amount': '+328966'}^[25], and {'amount': '+338503'}^[26].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[6], lower-tier municipality of Ontario^[7], and big city^[8].

History and Context

1794 marks the founding of Markham^[20]. John Markham is named after Markham^[14].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Markham include Markham GO Station^[30], a railway station^[31], in Canada^[32], founded in 1871^[33].

Why It Matters

Markham ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,082 views/month).^[2] Markham has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Markham is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for Markham include Markham GO Station^[30], a railway station^[31], in Canada^[32], founded in 1871^[33].