[2] The neighbourhoods are centered on Kennedy Road and Steeles Avenue, the latter street serving as the boundary between the cities of Markham and Toronto.

[3][4] As the majority of the homes present were built when the farming left the area in the 1980s, there are many two storied houses with garages, typical of the time of building and affordability.

[5][6] The hamlet became a postal village when the first post office was established in 1858 (on the now Markham side) and was called Milliken after Norman Millken.

Plots at the church are many of the early families of Milliken: Thomson, Rennie, Harding, Hood, Hagerman and L'Amoreaux.

[8] Evangelical Association had a church on McCowan Road north of 14th Avenue from land donated by Abraham Eckardt sometime after 1830.

In 1954, the area south of Steeles Avenue was severed from York County, forming the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto.

A growing hub of community activity is Milliken Park Community Recreation Centre, which is located on the Northwest corner of Milliken Park and at the Southeast corner of the intersection of Steeles Avenue and McCowan Road.

The centre is home to a variety of camps, after-school programs and cultural activities designed to cater to local demand.

Some examples of these major events include the annual Community Christmas Party, Spring Fling, and Fall Fair.

In recent years, the South Asian population has also boomed within the region, particularly the Sri Lankan Tamil and Indian Gujarati community.

Milliken Mills Park is located west of the community centre and features five soccer pitches and five baseball fields.