Markham Village

Markham Village
Neighbourhood Former town centre
Main Street Markham in Markham Village
Location of Markham Village within Markham
Coordinates: 43°52′36″N 79°15′37″W / 43.87667°N 79.26028°W / 43.87667; -79.26028
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Regional Municipality	York
City	Markham
Area
• Total	3.32 km2 (1.28 sq mi)
Population  (2006) Census Tract Number 5350400.07 / 5350400.08
• Total	6,090
• Density	1,834.34/km2 (4,750.9/sq mi)

Markham Village (2006 population 6,090)^[1][2] is the historic town centre of Markham, Ontario, Canada. Originally settled in 1825, the village, which was originally named Reesorville (in reference to the Reesor family of settlers) sometime after 1804 and also known as Mannheim (likely after Mannheim, Germany), was founded by Mennonites from Upstate New York and Pennsylvania. Eventually, as Upper Canada (now Ontario) started to experience immigration from the British Isles, Markham would experience significant growth. By 1825, the name "Markham" was established as the permanent name. In 1850, it was established as a police village, and in 1873 was fully incorporated as a village within York County. Markham was amalgamated with the surrounding Markham Township, which included the villages of Unionville and Thornhill in 1971, and incorporated as a town.

As the name implies, Markham Village was the city's original downtown, but being small and becoming largely relegated to being a community node near the far eastern part of the amalgamated municipality as urbanization progressed over the years, the city decided a larger, more centrally-located downtown was needed. The new downtown began development in the early 2010's southwest of Unionville.^[3]