- Population of Markham: 261,573
- Percentage of visible minorities: 7 per cent
- Markham average income: $77,163
- Length of Unionville Main Street: 2.75l km
- Number of gas stations in Markham: 26
- Number of stores in Markville Shopping Centre: 200
- The town of Markham, the High-Tech Capital of Canada, has the greatest concentration of high tech companies in Canada: with more than 900
- The top employer in Markham is IBM Canada Ltd with 8,600 employees.
- Markham's largest park is Milne Dam Conservation Park with 305 acres (123 hectares)
- Number of babies Markham Stouffville hospital delivered last year: 3,000
- Embassy Suites opens first international property in Markham: April 1992
- The percentage of drivers in Markham who have had one or more tickets within the past 6 years: 13.95 per cent
- The average yearly price of vehicle insurance in Markham, for drivers who own: $2,812
- By avoiding idling for 5 minutes a day, motorists of Markham, Ontario, could, each day, collectively avoid wasting 10,000 litres of fuel worth over $7,500. On an annual basis, this translates into savings of 3,650,000 litres worth over $3,000,000
- If every driver of a light-duty vehicle in Markham, Ontario, avoided idling for 5 minutes a day, the city could prevent 23.33 tonne(s) of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere each day. That's 8,514.94 tonnes per year.
- Number of restaurants in Markham: 269
- Markham has 207 sports fields, 81 baseball diamonds, 126 soccer fields, 65 tennis courts, 10 indoor skating facilities, 2 cricket pitches, 2 rugby fields, 7 bocci courts, 4 bowling green courts, a skate park and 12 golf courses
- Percentage of visible minorities in Markham: 55.5 per cent
Sources: Town of Markham, Wikipedia, yorkregion.com