Industry Description	Number of Establishments	Average Age of Business	Average Google Rating	Businesses per 1,000 residents
Automotive	1,289	24.9 years	4.2	3.7
Car repair	503	24.6 years	4.3	1.4
Beauty & Spas	864	21.8 years	4.2	2.5
Beauty salons	349	21.8 years	4.1	1.0
Hairdressers	283	21.9 years	4.2	0.8
Community & Government	317	23.3 years	4.2	0.9
Education	1,026	24 years	4.2	3.0
Education other	210	24.3 years	4.3	0.6
Secondary education	176	23.9 years	4.1	0.5
Entertainment	204	23 years	4.2	0.6
Financial Services	1,485	27.9 years	3.8	4.3
Loan companies	521	25.7 years	3.9	1.5
Food	1,353	23.7 years	4.0	3.9
Grocery stores and supermarkets	276	24.4 years	4.1	0.8
Home Services	1,966	24.4 years	4.0	5.7
Electrical installation	168	25.4 years	3.9	0.5
General contractors	473	24.5 years	4.2	1.4
Other construction	232	25.7 years	4.0	0.7
Real estate	414	21.7 years	3.7	1.2
Hotels & Travel	395	23.7 years	4.1	1.1
Industry	2,752	29.6 years	4.2	7.9
Construction of buildings	330	27 years	3.8	0.9
Wholesale of machinery	434	30 years	4.3	1.2
Wholesalers	238	29.8 years	4.2	0.7
Local Services	783	23.1 years	4.2	2.3
Medical	2,009	22.7 years	4.1	5.8
Dentists	214	22.9 years	4.4	0.6
Health and medical	866	23.1 years	4.2	2.5
Hospitals	180	22.3 years	3.7	0.5
Professional Services	2,493	23.9 years	3.9	7.2
Accountants	220	23.5 years	4.6	0.6
Advertising and marketing	237	24 years	4.5	0.7
Computer programming, web design	224	22.3 years	4.4	0.6
Corporate management	467	24.7 years	3.2	1.3
Lawyers legal	249	21.8 years	4.3	0.7
Scientific and technical services	167	22.4 years	4.5	0.5
Religion	218	24 years	4.4	0.6
Restaurants	2,447	22 years	3.9	7.0
Cafes	186	21.8 years	4.0	0.5
Chinese restaurants	296	21.4 years	3.8	0.9
Shopping	7,923	24.5 years	4.0	22.8
Clothing stores	348	23.3 years	4.0	1.0
Electronics stores	921	23.7 years	3.9	2.7
Furniture stores	235	26.2 years	3.8	0.7
Hardware stores	335	25.7 years	4.1	1.0
Household appliances and goods	265	25.6 years	4.2	0.8
Office supplies and stationery stores	421	28 years	3.5	1.2
Pharmacies and drug stores	189	23.6 years	4.0	0.5
Shopping other	481	24.4 years	4.0	1.4
Sports & Activities	695	24.1 years	4.2	2.0

Area of Markham, Ontario	212.6 km²
Population	347,445
Male Population	169,535 (48.8%)
Female Population	177,909 (51.2%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+228.3%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+52.5%
Median Age	39.5
Male Median Age	38.5
Female Median Age	40.5
Area Codes	780, 905
Neighborhoods	Berczy Village, Brown's Corners, Greensborough, Milliken, Unionville
Local Time	Friday 4:24 AM
Timezone	Eastern Standard Time
Weather	-18.7°C few clouds
Lat & Lng	43.86682° / -79.2663°
Postal Codes	L3P, L3R, L3S, L6B, L6C, More

Markham, Ontario - Map

Markham, Ontario Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	105,827	170,178	227,790	347,445
Population Density	497.8 / km²	800.5 / km²	1,071 / km²	1,634 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Markham, Ontario Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 52.5% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Markham, Ontario	+228.3%	+104.2%	+52.5%
York	+229.2%	+104.4%	+52.7%
Ontario	+52.6%	+28.6%	+16.4%
Canada	+55.8%	+30.2%	+17.2%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Markham, Ontario Median Age

Median Age: 39.5 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Markham, Ontario	39.5 years	40.5 years	38.5 years
York	39.2 years	40 years	38.3 years
Ontario	40.5 years	41.4 years	39.6 years
Canada	40.6 years	41.5 years	39.6 years

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Markham, Ontario Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	9,745	9,201	18,946
5-9	10,275	9,611	19,887
10-14	11,099	10,421	21,521
15-19	12,701	11,670	24,371
20-24	12,336	11,380	23,716
25-29	11,183	11,113	22,296
30-34	9,685	11,102	20,787
35-39	11,219	13,047	24,266
40-44	12,319	14,304	26,623
45-49	13,782	15,176	28,958
50-54	13,062	14,111	27,174
55-59	11,936	12,818	24,755
60-64	10,441	10,877	21,319
65-69	6,918	7,321	14,240
70-74	5,178	5,474	10,652
75-79	3,721	4,185	7,907
80-84	2,331	3,202	5,534
85 Plus	1,604	2,896	4,501

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Markham, Ontario Population Density

Population Density: 1,634 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Markham, Ontario	347,445	212.6 km²	1,634 / km²
York	1.2 million	2,040.1 km²	582.1 / km²
Ontario	13.8 million	1,078,182.8 km²	12.8 / km²
Canada	35.5 million	9,875,295.4 km²	3.6 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Markham, Ontario Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1860 to 2100

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Neighborhoods

Business Distribution by neighborhood in Markham, Ontario

Milliken: 31.5%

Unionville: 21.1%

Brown's Corners: 9.5%

Greensborough: 8.8%

Other: 29.1%

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Markham, Ontario

Area Code 905: 78.2%

Area Code 416: 13.2%

Area Code 647: 6.9%

Other: 1.7%

Business distribution by price for Markham, Ontario

Moderate: 41.9%

Inexpensive: 33.8%

Very Expensive: 12.6%

Expensive: 11.8%

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Markham, Ontario CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Markham, Ontario	5,697,073 t	16.4 t	26,799 t/km²
York	19,564,451 t	16.5 t	9,589 t/km²
Ontario	197,940,137 t	14.4 t	183.6 t/km²
Canada	521,999,336 t	14.7 t	52.9 t/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Markham, Ontario CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	5,697,073 t
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	16.4 t
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	26,799 t/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Earthquake

Low (2)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date	Time	Magnitude	Distance	Depth	Location	Link
5/24/00	3:22 AM	3.1	15.1 km	18,000 m	southern Ontario, Canada	usgs.gov
11/26/99	2:33 PM	3.8	27.8 km	12,800 m	New York	usgs.gov
8/5/89	2:07 PM	3.3	76 km	18,000 m	southern Ontario, Canada	usgs.gov
7/23/87	2:32 AM	3.4	44.9 km	6,800 m	southern Ontario, Canada	usgs.gov
10/4/83	10:18 AM	3.1	63.5 km	2,000 m	southern Ontario, Canada	usgs.gov
10/23/57	12:22 PM	4.3	91.6 km	None	New York	usgs.gov

Markham, Ontario

Markham /ˈmɑːrkəm/, a city in the Regional Municipality of York, lies within the Greater Toronto Area of Southern Ontario, Canada. At the 2011 Canadian census it had a population of 301,709. Markham's population in 2015 was estimated at 342,000 throu.. ︎ Markham, Ontario Wikipedia Page

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Markham, Ontario

Postal Code L3R: 68%

Postal Code L3P: 12.8%

Other: 19.2%

Toronto

︎ 2.8 million︎ 22.1 km away

Scarborough, Toronto

︎ 625,698︎ 10.5 km away

North York

︎ 655,913︎ 16.4 km away

Richmond Hill, Ontario

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