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Indigenous people lived in the area of present-day Markham since the end of the last Ice Age and the city is situated on the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), Huron Wendat, Petun and Neutral people. [4][22] In the early 1600s, when explorers from France arrived, they encountered the Huron-Wendat First Nation. [4] .
Statistics Canada's Census Profile presents information from the 2021 Census of Population - Markham, City (CY) [Census subdivision], Ontario.
Oct 24, 2012 · Markham is Ontario’s seventh most populous city and the largest in York Region. Markham calls itself “Canada’s most diverse city.”. According to the 2016 census, the two most prominent ethnic groups are Chinese people (45.1 per cent) and South Asian people (17.8 per cent).
Town of Markham had the highest proportion of visible minorities in Canada. Visible minorities accounted for over three quarters (77.9%) of its population, up from 72.3% in 2011. About 45.1% of Markham’s population was of Chinese origin and 17.8% South Asian.
ETHNIC ORIGIN. The most frequently reported ethnic origins in Ward 1 were Asian (48%) and European (37%). Number. Percent. Total Population (in private households) 44,530. Ethnic Origins (total Responses) 50,760.
The top 5 ethnicities and origins in the province are Chinese, which accounts for 43.33% of the total population, followed by Indian (India) (7.05%), Canadian (3.99%), English (3.84%), and Hong Konger (3.71%). Other ethnicities and origins in Newfoundland and Labrador include Sri Lankan, Tamil, Irish, Scottish, and Filipino.
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