Photo: Raysonho @ Open Grid Scheduler / Grid Engine · CC0Markham Public Library logs 6.9 visits per person served, more than 94% of Ontario’s town libraries
Markham Public Library has 10 branches for the 365,051 people it serves. Loans ran to 8.3 items per person served in 2024. The yearly visit count is an estimate: Ontario libraries count a typical week, then multiply by 52.
–Civic lifeNot gradedWhat a civic life grade would weigh in Markham
Not graded: a city is graded through its neighbourhoods, each on its own figures.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
356 registered charities are based in Markham, by mailing address
Per 1,000 residents that makes 1; the median is 1.4 for Ontario towns and 1.4 for Canada’s. The CRA files each charity under its mailing address, so a service town collects its region’s charities and a suburb or rural municipality few.
32.1%
One figure covers all of Ontario: in 2023, 32.1% of its people gave time to an organization (between 31.0% and 33.2%), against a provincial range of 25.2% to 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
Ahead of most of Ontario’s town libraries on all 3 measures
Measured per person served against the 195 town libraries of Ontario’s 2024 statistics.
Town libraries only; regional systems left out.
About 48,360 visits in a typical week
The year 2024 at Markham Public Library, in the library’s own counts.
Markham’s 10 public libraries
Closest first, each distance a straight line from the centre of Markham.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Visits count everyone. Tourists, commuters and neighbours all add to the visits, and nobody records which of them live in Markham.
Questions about the library and civic life in Markham
Does Markham have a public library?
Yes, 10: Markham Public Library - Aaniin Branch, Markham Public Library - Cornell Branch, Markham Public Library - Markham Village Branch, Angus Glen Community Centre And Library and 6 more.
How busy is Markham Public Library?
2,514,720 in-person visits and 3,031,444 items borrowed in 2024.
Library statistics: Ontario Public Library Statistics, 2024. Library locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Statistics Canada, Open Database of Cultural and Art Facilities (2020). Charities: Canada Revenue Agency, List of charities (2024), charitable organizations only.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).