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West Canton

township in Haywood County, North Carolina
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West Canton

Summary

West Canton is a census-designated place in the United States[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of census_designated_place_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • West Canton is located in Haywood County[3].
  • West Canton is in the country of United States[4].
  • West Canton's instance of is recorded as census-designated place in the United States[5].
  • West Canton's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone[6].
  • West Canton's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.538888888889, 'lon': -82.862777777778}[7].
  • West Canton has a population of {'amount': '+1156'}[8].
  • West Canton has a population of {'amount': '+1247'}[9].
  • West Canton has a population of {'amount': '+1265'}[10].
  • West Canton's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'West Canton'}[11].
  • West Canton's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+582'}[12].
  • West Canton sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+837'}[13].
  • West Canton covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3.554643'}[14].
  • West Canton covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3.55212'}[15].
  • West Canton's water as percent of area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+0'}[16].
  • West Canton's per capita income is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+24316'}[17].

Body

Geography

West Canton is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Haywood County[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3.554643'}[14] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3.55212'}[15]. West Canton sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+837'}[13]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1156'}[8], {'amount': '+1247'}[9], and {'amount': '+1265'}[10].

Designation and Status

West Canton's instance of is recorded as census-designated place in the United States[5].

Why It Matters

West Canton ranks in the top 3% of census_designated_place_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 21d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Haywood County
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 35.538888888889, 'lon': -82.862777777778}
    Population → {'amount': '+1156'}, {'amount': '+1247'}, {'amount': '+1265'}
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3.554643'}, {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3.55212'}
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46864|batch #46864]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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