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Canton

charter township in Wayne County, Michigan, USA
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Canton

Summary

Canton is a charter township of Michigan[1]. Canton ranks in the top 0.92% of charter_township_of_michigan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (376 views/month, #1 of 109).[2]

Key Facts

  • Canton is located in Wayne County[3].
  • Canton is in the country of United States[4].
  • Canton's instance of is recorded as charter township of Michigan[5].
  • Canton's instance of is recorded as census-designated place in the United States[6].
  • Canton's postal code is recorded as 48187[7].
  • Canton's postal code is recorded as 48188[8].
  • Canton's Commons category is recorded as Canton Township, Michigan[9].
  • Canton's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone[10].
  • Canton's local dialing code is recorded as 734[11].
  • 1825 marks the founding of Canton[12].
  • Canton's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.3086, 'lon': -83.4822}[13].
  • Canton's official website is recorded as https://www.cantonmi.gov/[14].
  • Canton has a population of {'amount': '+90173'}[15].
  • Canton has a population of {'amount': '+98659'}[16].
  • Canton's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+34685'}[17].
  • Canton's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Canton, Michigan[18].
  • Canton sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+207'}[19].
  • Canton covers an area of {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+36.0'}[20].
  • Canton's per capita income is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+44092'}[21].

Body

Geography

Canton is in the country of United States[4]. Canton is located in Wayne County[3].

Physical Characteristics

Canton covers an area of {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+36.0'}[20]. Canton sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+207'}[19]. Population counts include {'amount': '+90173'}[15] and {'amount': '+98659'}[16].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include charter township of Michigan[5] and census-designated place in the United States[6].

History and Context

1825 marks the founding of Canton[12].

Why It Matters

Canton ranks in the top 0.92% of charter_township_of_michigan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (376 views/month, #1 of 109).[2] Canton has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] Canton is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Mxn · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Per capita income → {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+44092'}
    Member of → Q138812596
    Instance of → charter township of Michigan, census-designated place in the United States
    Country → United States
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P463]]: [[Q138812596]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258464|batch #258464]]"
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