Markham, Ontario, Canada

Cathedral of the Transfiguration, Markham, Ontario
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Markham is a town in Southern Ontario, Canada. It is within the Regional Municipality of York, in the Greater Toronto Area. The town covers 212.47 sq km (82.04 sq mi) and has a population of 302,000 people (2012 estimate). Markham is the fourth largest city in the Greater Toronto Area behind Toronto, Mississauga and Brampton.

The history of Markham goes back to 1793, when German pioneer William Berczy led a group of German families from Upstate New York to settle there. Each family was to be given a tract of land, but due to lack of roads in the area, the majority ended up living in York (present-day Toronto), and the intended town, called German Mills, became a ghost town.

After the Germans came a group of Pennsylvania Dutch settlers. They renamed the settlement Reesorville, after one of them, Mennonite settler Joseph Reesor. In 1825, Reesorville was renamed once more, to Markham, in honor of the Archbishop of York, William Markham.

Today the economy of Markham is supported mostly by business services. The largest employer is IBM. Other multinational having a presence in Markham include American Express, Advanced Micro Devices, Johnson & Johnson, Apple and Motorola.

Visiting Markham

There are buses and trains from downtown Toronto to Markham. These are managed by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) and GO Transit, the regional public transit service for the Greater Toronto and Hamiltan Area.

Places of Interest in Markham

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