Markham's neighbourhoods and communities

Markham is located in the Regional Municipality of York.  It is north of Toronto  and has a population of 261,573 according to the 2006 census.  Today, it is regarded by many to be Canada's Hi-Tech Capital with many key companies in the area, such as IBM, Motorola, Toshiba, Lucent, Sun Microsystems, Apple Inc., Genesis Microchip and is home to  AMD. Markham  is made up of many communities, each with a distinct character and charm.  

Below are the communities of Markham:

• Angus Glen
• Armadale
• Berczy Village
• Box Grove
• Buttonville
• Cachet
• Cashel
• Cedar Grove
• Cornell
• Crosby
• Downtown Markham
• Dickson's Hill
• Greensborough
• Legacy
• Locust Hill
• Markham Village
• Milliken Mills
• Quantztown
• Raymerville/Markville East
• Rouge Fairways
• Sherwood - Amber Glen
• Thornhill
• Unionville
• Vinegar Hill
• Wismer Commons

Thornhill and Unionville are commonly viewed as separate communities.  Thornhill actually falls within the Markham-Vaughan town line of both municipalities.