Cornell was conceived in the 1990s planning process by the Town of Markham. Unlike other Markham communities, Cornell is a planned community.
Cornell's name was selected in the 1990s from a suggestion by local lawyer Paul Mingay. Mingay's family roots can be traced back to Susan Emily Cornell, a descendant of William Cornell, settler of Scarborough, Ontario. Later Cornells settled in Markham, Ontario and married into the Ressors' family. William Cornell immigrated to Canada from Rhode Island is a distant relative of Ezra Cornell, founder of Cornell University.
Community Description
Most of the houses are townhomes, semi-detached or detached houses with garages at the rear. The communities are built with central amenities in order to contain suburban sprawl. Cornell was seen by the Markham Town Council as a way to deter the ongoing sprawl by encouraging residential density.
Demography
Population:
Estimated 12,000 (+125.4% from 2001)
Land Area:
30.33 km2 (11.71 sq mi)
Population Density:
400 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,000 /sq mi)
Median Age:
34.1 (males: 37.5, females: 39.0)
Total Private Dwellings:
4,568
Dwellings Ocuppied by Permanet Residents:
3,565
Median Household Income:
$78,317
Watch the Video to view the streets of Cornell Village
Average Real Estate Prices in Cornell
House Type
Low
High
Townhouse
$330,000
$530,000
Semi-Detached
$400,000
$505,000
Detached
$465,000
$745,000
Condo Apartments
$225,000
$240,000
To view all the homes that have recently sold in Cornell Markham, please view the Cornell property values section.
Cornell can be further separated by development phases:
Grand Cornell - locate near Highway 7 and 9th Line and built by builders H&R, GreenPark and CountryWide
Upper Cornell - located near 16th Avenue and 9th Line and built by builders Aspen Ridge or Beaverbrook
Cornell Village - located between 16th Avenue and Highway 7 along 9th Line; built by builders Mattamy or Ballantry
The remaining portions of Cornell are still agricultural, but it will slowly disappear with further development.
Education
Most children in the area are bused to schools outside Cornell. There are no official plans for schools to be built in the area until more development in the area is completed.
Little Rouge Public School *located just outside cornell. Students living in Grand Cornell, Cornell Rouge, Cornell and Upper Cornell also attent Little Rouge Public School.
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