Canton
city in Stark County, Ohio, United States
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Summary
Canton is a city in the United States[1]. Canton ranks in the top 3% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,778 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Stark County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Thomas M. Bernabei[5], William Sherer[6]
- Instance of: county seat[7], city of Ohio[8]
- Twinned administrative body: Monterrey[9]
- Postal code: 44701[10], 44702[11], 44703[12], 44704[13], 44705[14], 44706[15], 44707[16], 44708[17], 44709[18], 44710[19], 44711[20], 44714[21], 44718[22], 44721[23]
- Commons category: Canton, Ohio[24]
- Located in time zone: Eastern Time Zone[25]
- Inception: 1805[26]
- Official website: http://www.cantonohio.gov/[27]
- Topic's main category: Category:Canton, Ohio[28]
- Population: 73,007[29], 70,872[30]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[31], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[32], The New Student's Reference Work[33]
- Capital of: Stark County[34]
- Official name: Canton[35]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Canton, Ohio[36]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Canton, Ohio[37]
- Number of households: 30,260[38]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Canton, Ohio[39]
- Owner of: Canton Memorial Civic Center[40], League Field[41]
- Different from: Canton[42]
- Elevation above sea level: 323 m[43]
- Area: 66.883548 km²[44], 65.987735 km²[45]
- Water as percent of area: 0.0614 percent[46]
- Territory overlaps: Canton urban area[47]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Canton include Canton Township[48], a township of Minnesota[49], in United States[50].
Why It Matters
Canton has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] Canton is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]
Entities named for Canton include Canton Township[48], a township of Minnesota[49], in United States[50].