Canton, Ohio

Canton, Ohio
City
Downtown Canton Pro Football Hall of Fame McKinley Tomb First Ladies National Historic Site McKinley Presidential Library
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Nickname:  Hall of Fame City
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Coordinates: 40°48′28″N 81°23′44″W / 40.80778°N 81.39556°W / 40.80778; -81.39556
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Stark
Founded[1]	1805
Incorporated	1822 (village)
–	1838 (city)
Named for	Canton, China
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
Area [2]
• City	26.41 sq mi (68.41 km2)
• Land	26.35 sq mi (68.25 km2)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2)
Elevation [4]	1,066 ft (325 m)
Population  (2020)[5]
• City	70,872
• Density	2,689.44/sq mi (1,038.41/km2)
• Urban	295,319 (US: 137th)[3]
• Urban density	1,638.9/sq mi (632.8/km2)
• Metro	401,574 (US: 135th)
• CSA	3,769,834 (US: 17th)
Demonym	Cantonian
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	44701-44711, 44714, 44718, 44720-44721, 44730, 44735, 44750, 44767, 44799
Area code/Area code	330 & 234
FIPS code	39-12000
GNIS feature ID	1086974[4]
Website	www.cantonohio.gov

Canton is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Stark County. Canton became a city in 1822. It was the home of president William McKinley, The Pro Football Hall of Fame is in Canton.^[6]

1. ↑ "History | Canton, OH". City of Canton, OH History. cantonohio.gov. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
2. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
3. ↑ United States Census Bureau (December 29, 2022). "2020 Census Qualifying Urban Areas and Final Criteria Clarifications". Federal Register.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Canton, Ohio
5. ↑ "QuickFacts: Canton city, Ohio". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
6. ↑ "Canton (Ohio)." Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. 2010. Grolier Online. 16 Apr. 2010 <http://gme.grolier.com/article?assetid=0051030-0^{[permanent dead link]}>.