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Canton is a city in the U.S. state
U.S. state

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 of Ohio
Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region , Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads in North America....
 and the county seat
County seat

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 of Stark County
Stark County, Ohio

Stark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the United States Census 2000, the population was 378,098. It is included in the Canton-Massillon, Ohio Canton-Massillon metropolitan area....
. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio and is situated on the Nimishillen Creek
Nimishillen Creek

Nimishillen Creek is a tributary of Sandy Creek , 24.5 miles long, in northeastern Ohio in the United States. Via Sandy Creek and the Tuscarawas River, Muskingum River and Ohio River Rivers, it is part of the drainage basin of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 187 square miles , including the city of Canton, Ohio....
, approximately 24 miles (38 km) south of Akron
Akron, Ohio

Akron is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County, Ohio. In 2007, its population was estimated to be 207,934. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the Cuyahoga River between Cleveland, Ohio to the north and Canton, Ohio to the south, approximately 60 miles west of the Pennsylvania border....
 and 60 miles (96 km) south of Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, the most populous county in the state. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately 60 miles west of the Pennsylvania border....
.

It was founded in 1805 on the West and Middle Branches of the Nimishillen Creek
Nimishillen Creek

Nimishillen Creek is a tributary of Sandy Creek , 24.5 miles long, in northeastern Ohio in the United States. Via Sandy Creek and the Tuscarawas River, Muskingum River and Ohio River Rivers, it is part of the drainage basin of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 187 square miles , including the city of Canton, Ohio....
, and became a manufacturing
Manufacturing

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 center owing to its location with numerous railroad lines. After the decline of heavy manufacturing
Heavy industry

Heavy industry does not have a single fixed meaning as compared to light industry. It can mean production of products which are either heavy in weight or in the processes leading to their production....
, the city's industry has since diversified into service economy
Tertiary sector of industry

The tertiary sector of economy is one of the three economic sectors, the others being the secondary sector and the primary sector . Sometimes an additional sector, the "quaternary sector", is defined for the sharing of information ....
, including retailing
Retailing

Retailing consists of the sales of goods or merchandise from a fixed location, such as a department store or kiosk, or by post, in small or individual lots for direct consumption by the purchaser....
, education
Education

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, financial, and healthcare
Health care in the United States

Health care in the United States is provided by many separate legal entities. Including private and public spending, more is spent per person on health care in the United States than in any other nation in the world....
 sectors.

The population was 80,806 at the 2000 census, but according to a 2007 census estimate, the population has declined to 78,319.






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Canton is a city in the U.S. state
U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
 of Ohio
Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region , Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads in North America....
 and the county seat
County seat

A county seat or parish seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there....
 of Stark County
Stark County, Ohio

Stark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the United States Census 2000, the population was 378,098. It is included in the Canton-Massillon, Ohio Canton-Massillon metropolitan area....
. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio and is situated on the Nimishillen Creek
Nimishillen Creek

Nimishillen Creek is a tributary of Sandy Creek , 24.5 miles long, in northeastern Ohio in the United States. Via Sandy Creek and the Tuscarawas River, Muskingum River and Ohio River Rivers, it is part of the drainage basin of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 187 square miles , including the city of Canton, Ohio....
, approximately 24 miles (38 km) south of Akron
Akron, Ohio

Akron is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County, Ohio. In 2007, its population was estimated to be 207,934. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the Cuyahoga River between Cleveland, Ohio to the north and Canton, Ohio to the south, approximately 60 miles west of the Pennsylvania border....
 and 60 miles (96 km) south of Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, the most populous county in the state. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately 60 miles west of the Pennsylvania border....
.

It was founded in 1805 on the West and Middle Branches of the Nimishillen Creek
Nimishillen Creek

Nimishillen Creek is a tributary of Sandy Creek , 24.5 miles long, in northeastern Ohio in the United States. Via Sandy Creek and the Tuscarawas River, Muskingum River and Ohio River Rivers, it is part of the drainage basin of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 187 square miles , including the city of Canton, Ohio....
, and became a manufacturing
Manufacturing

Manufacturing is the use of machine, tool and labor to make things for use or sale. The term may refer to a range of human activity, from handicraft to high tech, but is most commonly applied to Industry production, in which raw material are transformed into finished good on a large scale....
 center owing to its location with numerous railroad lines. After the decline of heavy manufacturing
Heavy industry

Heavy industry does not have a single fixed meaning as compared to light industry. It can mean production of products which are either heavy in weight or in the processes leading to their production....
, the city's industry has since diversified into service economy
Tertiary sector of industry

The tertiary sector of economy is one of the three economic sectors, the others being the secondary sector and the primary sector . Sometimes an additional sector, the "quaternary sector", is defined for the sharing of information ....
, including retailing
Retailing

Retailing consists of the sales of goods or merchandise from a fixed location, such as a department store or kiosk, or by post, in small or individual lots for direct consumption by the purchaser....
, education
Education

File:Inukshuk Monterrey 1.jpgEducation can be seen as a product or a process and considered in a broad sense or a technical sense. According to philosophy of education George F....
, financial, and healthcare
Health care in the United States

Health care in the United States is provided by many separate legal entities. Including private and public spending, more is spent per person on health care in the United States than in any other nation in the world....
 sectors.

The population was 80,806 at the 2000 census, but according to a 2007 census estimate, the population has declined to 78,319. Despite this decline, the 2007 figure actually had moved Canton up from 9th to 8th place among Ohio cities, as Youngstown
Youngstown, Ohio

Youngstown is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Mahoning County, Ohio, whose urban area also extends into Trumbull County, Ohio to a significant extent....
, once considerably more populous than Canton, had suffered a larger decline. According to the US Census 2007 estimate, the Canton-Massillon, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area
Canton-Massillon metropolitan area

The Canton–Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in northeastern Ohio, anchored by the cities of Canton, Ohio and Massillon, Ohio....
 has a total population of 407,180 residents.

Canton is home to the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Pro Football Hall of Fame

The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of the National Football League . It opened in Canton, Ohio, Ohio, United States, on September 7 1963 with 17 charter inductees....
, the McKinley National Memorial, the William McKinley Presidential Library & Museum, and the First Ladies National Historic Site
First Ladies National Historic Site

First Ladies National Historic Site is a United States National Historical Park located in Canton, Ohio. The site was established in 2000 to commemorate all the United States First Lady and is comprised of two buildings: the Ida Saxton McKinley Historic Home and the Education & Research Center....
.

History

Canton was founded in 1805. Cantonrep.com quotes Kim Kenney, the curator of the William McKinley Presidential Library & Museum, whose information came from E.T. Heald's series The Stark County Story, as saying that Canton was incorporated as a village in 1822, and then as a city in 1838. However, the history page of the City of Canton's web page gives the date for incorporation as a village as being in 1815, as a town in 1834, and as a city in 1854.

Bezaleel Wells, the surveyor who divided the land of the town, named it after Canton (an antiquated transliteration for Guangzhou
Guangzhou

'Guangzhou' is the Capital and a sub-provincial city of Guangdong Province of China in the northern and southern China part of the People's Republic of China....
), China. The name was a memorial to a trader named John O'Donnell, whom Wells admired. O'Donnell had named his Maryland
Maryland

Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic States of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia and the Washington, D.C. to the south and west, Pennsylvania to the north, and Delaware to the east....
 plantation after the Chinese city, as he had been the first person to transport goods from there to Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland

Baltimore is an independent city and the largest city in the U.S. state of Maryland in the United States. Baltimore is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay....
.

Geography


Topography

Canton is located at (40.804958, -81.375792), at an elevation of 1060 feet (323 m). Nimishillen Creek
Nimishillen Creek

Nimishillen Creek is a tributary of Sandy Creek , 24.5 miles long, in northeastern Ohio in the United States. Via Sandy Creek and the Tuscarawas River, Muskingum River and Ohio River Rivers, it is part of the drainage basin of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 187 square miles , including the city of Canton, Ohio....
 and its East, Middle and West Branches flow through the city.

Canton is bordered by Plain Township
Plain Township, Stark County, Ohio

Plain Township is one of the seventeen civil township of Stark County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The United States Census, 2000 found 51,997 people in the township, 35,543 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township....
 and North Canton
North Canton, Ohio

North Canton is a city in Stark County, Ohio in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 16,369 at the United States Census 2000. It is part of the Canton, Ohio–Massillon, Ohio Canton-Massillon metropolitan area....
 to the north, Meyers Lake
Meyers Lake, Ohio

Meyers Lake is a village #Ohio in Stark County, Ohio in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 565 at the United States Census 2000. It is part of the Canton, Ohio–Massillon, Ohio Canton-Massillon metropolitan area....
 and Perry Township
Perry Township, Stark County, Ohio

Perry Township is one of the seventeen civil township of Stark County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. It is an urban township ; the United States Census, 2000 found 29,167 people in the township....
 to the west, Canton Township
Canton Township, Stark County, Ohio

Canton Township is one of the seventeen civil township of Stark County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The United States Census, 2000 found 13,882 people in the township, 13,402 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township....
 to the South, and Nimishillen Township
Nimishillen Township, Stark County, Ohio

Nimishillen Township is one of the seventeen civil township of Stark County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The United States Census, 2000 found 9,098 people in the township....
, Osnaburg Township
Osnaburg Township, Stark County, Ohio

Osnaburg Township is one of the seventeen civil township of Stark County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The United States Census, 2000 found 5,886 people in the township, 4,257 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township....
 and East Canton
East Canton, Ohio

East Canton is a village #Ohio in Stark County, Ohio in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 1,629 at the United States Census 2000. It is part of the Canton, Ohio–Massillon, Ohio Canton-Massillon metropolitan area....
 to the east. Annexations were approved in December 2006 extending Canton's eastern boundary to East Canton
East Canton, Ohio

East Canton is a village #Ohio in Stark County, Ohio in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 1,629 at the United States Census 2000. It is part of the Canton, Ohio–Massillon, Ohio Canton-Massillon metropolitan area....
's border.

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data....
, the city has a total area of 20.6 square miles (53.3 km²), of which, 20.5 square miles (53.2 km²) of it is land and 0.05% is water.

Climate

Canton has a humid continental climate
Humid continental climate

The humid continental climate is a climate found over large areas of land masses in the temperate climates of the mid-latitudes where there is a zone of conflict between North Pole and Tropics air masses....
 (Koppen climate classification Dfa), typical of much of the Midwestern United States
Midwestern United States

The Midwestern United States is one of the four geographic regions within the United States of America that are officially recognized by the United States Census Bureau....
, with very warm, humid summers and cold winters. Winters tend to be cold, with average January high temperatures of 33°F (1°C), and average January lows of 17°F (–8°C), with considerable variation in temperatures. During a typical January, high temperatures of over 50°F (10°C) are just as common as low temperatures of below 0°F (–18°C). Snowfall is lighter than the snowbelt
Snowbelt

The snowbelt is a North American region, much of which lies downwind of the Great Lakes, where heavy snowfall is particularly common on predominately eastern and southern shores of the Great Lakes....
 areas to the north, but is still somewhat influenced by Lake Erie
Lake Erie

Lake Erie is the fourth largest lake of the five Great Lakes, and the tenth largest globally. It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes and therefore also has the shortest average water residence time....
. Akron-Canton Airport generally averages of snow per winter. Springs are short with rapid transition from hard winter to warm, sometimes humid and muggy summers. Summers tend to be warm, sometimes hot, with average July high temperatures of 82°F (28°C), and average July low of 61°F (16°C). Summer weather is more stable, generally humid with thunderstorms fairly common. Temperatures reach or exceed 90°F (32°C) about 9 times each summer, on average. Fall
Autumn

Autumn is one of the four temperate seasons. Autumn marks the transition from summer into winter, usually in late September or late March when the arrival of night becomes noticeably earlier....
 usually is the dryest season with many clear warm days and cool nights. The all-time record high in the Akron-Canton area of 104°F
Fahrenheit

Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after the physicist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit , who proposed it in 1724. Today, the scale has largely been replaced by the Celsius scale; it is still in use for non-scientific purposes in the United States and a few other countries such as Belize....
 (40°C) was established on August 6, 1918, and the all-time record low of –25°F (–32°C) was set on January 19, 1994.



Demographics


Canton is the largest principal city of the Canton-Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area, a metropolitan area
United States metropolitan area

In the United States, the Office of Management and Budget has produced a formal definition of metropolitan areas. These are referred to as "Metropolitan Statistical Areas" and "Combined Statistical Areas." An earlier version of the MSA was the "Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area" ....
 that covers Carroll
Carroll County, Ohio

Carroll County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of 2000, the population was 28,836. Its county seat is Carrollton, Ohio. It is List of Ohio county name etymologies for Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence....
 and Stark counties and had a combined population of 406,934 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000

File:US-Census-2000Logo.svgThe Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the United States Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons Enumeration during the United States Census, 1990....
.

As of the census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
 of 2000, there were 80,806 people, 32,489 households, and 19,785 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans....
 was 3,932.1 people per square mile (1,518.2/km²). There were 35,502 housing units at an average density of 1,728.0/sq mi (667.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 74.45% White, 21.04% African American, 0.49% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.61% from other races
Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin ....
, and 3.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.24% of the population.

There were 32,489 households out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.1% were married couples
Marriage

Marriage is a social, spirituality, or law union of individuals. This union may also be called matrimony, while the ceremony that marks its beginning is usually called a wedding and the married status created is sometimes called wedlock....
 living together, 19.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.1% were non-families. 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,730, and the median income for a family was $35,680. Males had a median income of $30.628 versus $21,581 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income

Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone....
 for the city was $15,544. About 15.4% of families and 19.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.4% of those under age 18 and 11.3% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Canton works under a Mayor–Council government and it is the largest city in Ohio to operate without a charter. The City council is divided among 9 wards with 3 at-large seats and the council president. The current mayor is William J. Healy II.

Economy

The Canton area's economy is primarily industrial, with a significant agricultural segment. The city is home to the Timken Company
Timken Company

The Timken Company is a major manufacturer of tapered roller bearings and specialty steels located in Canton, Ohio, Ohio. Their products are used in transportation, industrial equipment, electronics, mining and drilling, aerospace and defense and in military applications....
, a major manufacturer of tapered roller bearings
Rolling-element bearing

A rolling-element bearing is a bearing which carries a load by placing round elements between the two pieces. The relative motion of the pieces causes the round elements to rolling with very little rolling resistance and with little sliding ....
 and specialty steel. Several other large companies operate in the greater-Canton area, including are Belden Brick Company (brick and masonry producer) and Diebold
Diebold

Diebold, Inc. is a United States-based security systems corporation that is engaged primarily in the sale, manufacture, installation and service of self-service transaction systems , electronic and physical security products , voting machines, and software and integrated systems for global financial and commercial markets....
 (ATMs, electronic voting devices, and bank vaults). The area is also home to several regional food producers, including Nickles Bakery (baked goods), Park Farms (poultry) and Shearers (snack foods). Poultry production and dairy farming are also important segments of the Canton-area economy.

As in many industrial areas of the United States, employment in the manufacturing sector is in a state of long-term decline. LTV Steel (formerly Republic Steel
Republic Steel

Republic Steel was once the third largest steel producer in the United States.The Republic Iron and Steel Company was founded in Youngstown, Ohio, in 1899....
) had been a large employer before its bankruptcy in 2000. In 2004, the Timken Company proposed moving its Canton-based bearing production to plants in the South. While Timken's steel production remains centered around Canton, this has struck a blow to the economy and the city's image and pride. The Hoover Company
The Hoover Company

The Hoover Company started out as an American floor care manufacturer based in North Canton, Ohio, Ohio. It also established a major base in the United Kingdom and for most of the early-and-mid-20th century, it dominated the electric vacuum cleaner industry, to the point where the "hoover" Genericized trademark for vacuum cleaners and vacuum...
 (vacuum and floor cleaners) had been an iconic part of North Canton for more than 50 years. It was purchased by Techtronics Industries Co Ltd from the Whirlpool Corporation in January 2007, resulting in the June 2007 closure of the original North Canton site. In response to these manufacturing losses, the area is undergoing a transition to a retail and service-based economy.

Canton, like many mid-size American cities, has lost most of its downtown retail business to the suburbs. The lion's share of the Canton area's retail is located in the general vicinity of the Belden Village Mall
Westfield Belden Village

Westfield Belden Village, formerly Belden Village Mall, is a shopping mall in Jackson Township, Stark County, Ohio, Ohio. Its anchor stores are Dillard's, Macy's and Sears, Roebuck and Company....
 in Jackson Township
Jackson Township, Stark County, Ohio

Jackson Township is one of the seventeen civil township of Stark County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The United States Census, 2000 found 37,744 people in the township, 37,484 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township....
. In recent years, the downtown area has seen some rejuvenation, with cafes, restaurants, and art galleries springing up. Despite the exodus of most of the city's retail to the Belden Village area, a few retail centers remain in Canton (at or near the city limits). Tuscarawas Street (Lincoln Way), a leg of the Lincoln Highway
Lincoln Highway

The Lincoln Highway was the first road across the United States. Actively promoted by entrepreneur Carl G. Fisher, the Lincoln Highway originally spanned coast-to-coast from Times Square in New York City to Lincoln Park in San Francisco, California through 13 states: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Nebras...
 connecting Canton with neighboring Massillon
Massillon, Ohio

Massillon is a city in Stark County, Ohio in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 31,325 at the United States Census 2000.Massillon, along with neighboring Canton, Ohio, are principal cities of the Canton–Massillon Canton-Massillon metropolitan area....
, is home to the Canton Centre Mall and several retail outlets of varying size. A vein of commerce runs along Whipple Ave, connecting the Canton Centre area with the Belden Village area. A similar vein runs north from the downtown area, along Cleveland and Market Avenues. Connecting Cleveland and Market Avenues is a small shopping district on 30th St. NW, and retail lines the Route 62
U.S. Route 62

U.S. Route 62 runs from the US-Mexico border at El Paso, Texas to Niagara Falls, New York, near the United States-Canada border.Parts of U.S. 62 follow what once was the Ozark Trail , including the historic bridge across the South Canadian River in Newcastle, Oklahoma ....
 corridor leading from Canton to Louisville
Louisville, Ohio

Louisville is a city in Stark County, Ohio in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 8,904 at the United States Census, 2000. It is part of the Canton, Ohio–Massillon, Ohio Canton-Massillon metropolitan area....
 and Alliance
Alliance, Ohio

Alliance is a city in Mahoning County, Ohio and Stark County, Ohio counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 23,253 at the United States Census, 2000....
.

Arts and education

The Canton Museum of Art
Canton Museum of Art

The Canton Museum of Art, founded in 1935, is a broad-based community arts organization designed to encourage and promote the fine arts in Canton, Ohio....
, founded in 1935, is a broad-based community arts organization designed to encourage and promote the fine arts in Canton. The museum focuses on 19th and 20th Century American artists, specifically works on paper, and on American ceramics
Pottery

Pottery is the ceramic ware made by potters. Major types of pottery include earthenware, stoneware, and porcelain. The places where such wares are made are called potteries....
, beginning in the 1950s. The museum sponsors annual shows of work of high school students in Canton and Stark County, and financial scholarships are awarded. Canton, OH is also the home to the DCI World Class Drum Corps, the Bluecoats Educational Outreach programs take the museum off-site to libraries, parochial schools, area public schools, five inner city schools and a school for students with behavioral disorders.

Canton's K-12 students are primarily served by the Canton City School District, although students north of 17th St. NW have an overlap with Plain Local School District. Malone University, a private, four-year liberal arts college affiliated with the Evangelical Friends Church, is located on 25th St. N.W. Catholic-run Walsh University
Walsh University

Walsh University is a private not-for-profit, 4-year, Roman Catholic university in North Canton, Ohio, USA. It was founded in 1958 by the Brothers of Christian Instruction, initially as a liberal arts college....
 is located nearby in North Canton. Stark State College and a branch of Kent State University
Kent State University

Kent State University is one of America's largest university systems, the third largest university in Ohio and the largest residential university in northeast Ohio....
 are also nearby, in Jackson Township.

The city is also served by two Catholic high schools --- St. Thomas Aquinas High School
St. Thomas Aquinas High School (Louisville)

St. Thomas Aquinas is a private, Roman Catholic Church coeducational diocese high school run by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Youngstown. St. Thomas Aquinas was founded in 1964 to serve the Catholic families of Eastern Stark County, Ohio and parts of Portage County, Ohio....
 serves the eastern portion of Canton (and eastern Stark County as a whole); while Central Catholic High School
Canton Central Catholic High School

Central Catholic High School is a private, Catholic coeducational diocese high school run by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Youngstown. Central began educating in 1946 when the Diocese merged the all-female Mount Marie Academy and the co-ed St....
 (located in Perry Township) serves the western part of Canton (and western Stark County as a whole). Perry Township is also home to Perry High School
Perry High School (Massillon, Ohio)

Perry High School is a public high school near Massillon, Ohio, Ohio, United States. It is the only public high school in the Perry Local School District, Stark County, Ohio in Stark County, Ohio....
 which serves students from both the Massillon and Canton area. Catholic grade schools within the city limits of Canton are St. Peter, St. Joseph, and Our Lady of Peace
Our Lady of Peace

Our Lady of Peace or Queen of Peace is a title of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Roman Catholic Church. She is represented in art holding a dove and an olive branch, symbols of peace....
. There is also Heritage Christian School
Heritage Christian School (Canton, Ohio)

Heritage Christian School is a nondenominational Christian school located in Canton, Ohio. The school occupies what was formerly Lincoln High School and serves children from preschool though 12th grade....
 (K-12), a Christian grade school and high school. Canton Country Day School is another private elementary school in the city of Canton. Also within the city limits is the private Canton Montessori School, which teaches according to the Montessori Plan for education proposed by Maria Montessori in the early 20th century.

Media


Print

Canton is served in print by the Canton Repository
Canton Repository

The Repository is a daily newspaper serving the greater Canton, Ohio, area. Founded March 30, 1815, by John Saxton, it started as a weekly, and began publishing seven-days-a-week in 1892....
and the Press News the city's only newspapers.

Television

Canton, like Akron
Akron, Ohio

Akron is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County, Ohio. In 2007, its population was estimated to be 207,934. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the Cuyahoga River between Cleveland, Ohio to the north and Canton, Ohio to the south, approximately 60 miles west of the Pennsylvania border....
 to the north, is part of the Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, the most populous county in the state. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately 60 miles west of the Pennsylvania border....
 television market. However, due to its proximity to Youngstown
Youngstown, Ohio

Youngstown is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Mahoning County, Ohio, whose urban area also extends into Trumbull County, Ohio to a significant extent....
, it is not uncommon for residents to receive stations from that area as well via over-the-air
Terrestrial television

Terrestrial television is a term which refers to modes of television broadcasting which do not involve satellite transmission. . The term is uncommon in the United States while more common in Europe....
 television transmissions.

There are also 3 television stations that broadcast from Canton, though none of them are major network affiliates.
  • Channel 17: WDLI - (TBN
    Trinity Broadcasting Network

    The Trinity Broadcasting Network is the United States' largest Religious broadcasting#Television Headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, it also has studios in Irving, Texas; Hendersonville, Tennessee; Atlanta, Georgia; Miami, Florida; Tulsa, Oklahoma and Orlando, Florida....
    ) - Canton - Christian
  • Channel 52: WIVM-LP
    WIVM-LP

    WIVM-LP in Canton, Ohio, WIVN-LP in Newcomerstown, Ohio and WIVX-LP in Loudonville, Ohio are LPTV stations serving Stark County, Ohio and Tuscarawas County, Ohio counties in Ohio, and nearby counties and communities....
     - (A1
    America One

    America One is an over-the-air television network in the United States. The network serves over 170 LPTV, Class A, Full Power, Cable and Satellite affiliate stations....
    ) - Canton - Local, independent
  • Channel 67: WOAC
    WOAC

    WOAC is a full-power television station licensed to Canton, Ohio and serves the Akron-Canton area as part of Cleveland, Ohio-Akron, Ohio-Canton, Ohio market....
     - (IND
    Independent station

    An independent station is television terminology used to describe a television station broadcasting in the United States or Canada that is not affiliated with any Television network....
    ) - Canton - infomercials


Canton also has a cable television
Cable television

Cable television is a system of providing television to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted to televisions through fixed optical fibers or coaxial cables as opposed to the over-the-air method used in traditional television broadcasting in which a television antenna is required....
 public access
Public Access

Public Access is a 1993 film directed by Bryan Singer, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Christopher McQuarrie, and Michael Feit Dougan....
 channel, Canton City Schools TV 11. The content varies based on the viewer's location. Citizens located in North Canton will see North Canton's programming instead of Canton City's. Those within the borders of Plain Local Schools will see Eagle Television's programming.

Radio


AM
  • 640 WHLO, (Clear Channel
    Clear channel

    A clear-channel station, in the Bahamas, Canada, Mexico, and the United States, is an AM band radio station which is given extraordinary protection from interference to its nighttime signal....
    , News/Talk
    Talk radio

    Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests....
    ) - Akron
  • 900: WCER, (Melodynamic Broadcasting Corporation, Christian Talk
    Christian radio

    Christian radio is a radio format that focuses on transmitting programming with a Christianity. In the United States, where it is more established, many such broadcasters play popular music of Christian influence, though many programs have talk radio or news radio programming covering associated topics that can have a political angle to them...
    ) - Canton
  • 1060: WILB, ( Inc., Catholic
    Christian radio

    Christian radio is a radio format that focuses on transmitting programming with a Christianity. In the United States, where it is more established, many such broadcasters play popular music of Christian influence, though many programs have talk radio or news radio programming covering associated topics that can have a political angle to them...
    ) - Canton
  • 1350 WARF
    Warf

    Warf or WARF can mean:* WARF, an AM radio station in Akron, Ohio, United States* Warf refers to an artificial dwelling hill.* The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, the technology transfer office of the University of Wisconsin-Madison....
    , (Clear Channel
    Clear channel

    A clear-channel station, in the Bahamas, Canada, Mexico, and the United States, is an AM band radio station which is given extraordinary protection from interference to its nighttime signal....
    , News/Talk
    Talk radio

    Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests....
    ) - Akron
  • 1480: WHBC, (NextMedia Group
    NextMedia Group

    is an out-of-home media company headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado. NextMedia owns and operates 42 radio stations and outdoor advertising properties in mid-sized markets throughout the United States....
    , News/Talk
    Talk radio

    Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests....
    ) - Canton
  • 1520: WINW, (Gospel
    Gospel music

    Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....
    ) - Canton


FM
  • 94.1: WHBC-FM
    WHBC-FM

    WHBC-FM is a Commercial radio Frequency modulation radio station in Canton, Ohio, USA, broadcasting at 94.1 Megahertz with a Hot AC format. The station was established in 1948 as the sister station to WHBC , and it has been commonly owned with the AM station ever since....
    , (NextMedia Group
    NextMedia Group

    is an out-of-home media company headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado. NextMedia owns and operates 42 radio stations and outdoor advertising properties in mid-sized markets throughout the United States....
    , Hot AC) "Mix 94.1" - Canton
  • 106.9: WRQK, (Clear Channel Communications
    Clear Channel Communications

    Clear Channel Communications is a Mass media list of conglomerates company based in the United States. Clear Channel, founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, wields considerable influence in radio broadcasting, concert promotion and hosting, and fixed advertising in the United States through its subsidiaries....
    , Active Rock
    Active rock

    Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations across Canada and the United States. Active rock plays current rock artists with a mix of classic rock songs....
    ) "Rock 106.9" - Canton


Neighborhoods

  • Dueber
  • Newton Zone
  • West Park
  • West Branch Park


Sports

Canton is home to the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Pro Football Hall of Fame

The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of the National Football League . It opened in Canton, Ohio, Ohio, United States, on September 7 1963 with 17 charter inductees....
. The American Professional Football Association, the forerunner of the NFL
National Football League

The National Football League is the Major North American professional sports leagues American football Sports league in the United States. It is an unincorporated 501#501.28c.29.286.29 association controlled by its members....
, was founded in a Canton car dealership on September 17, 1920.

Every summer, Canton holds the Pro Football Hall of Fame Festival, which includes a hot air balloon
Hot air balloon

The hot air balloon is the oldest successful human-carrying flight technology. On November 21, 1783, in Paris, France, the first manned flight was made by Jean-Fran?ois Pil?tre de Rozier and Fran?ois Laurent d'Arlandes in a hot air balloon created by the Montgolfier brothers....
 festival, ribs burn-off, fashion show, community parade, Sunday morning race, enshrinenee dinner, and the Pro Football Hall of Fame Grande Parade, and culminates in the enshrinement of the new inductees and then the NFL Hall of Fame Game, a pre-season exhibition between teams representing the AFC and the NFC at Fawcett Stadium
Fawcett Stadium

Fawcett Stadium is a American football stadium in Canton, Ohio. The stadium was officially dedicated in 1938. The stadium seats around 22,400. Five Canton high schools have played their football seasons on this field ....
. Fawcett, used during the regular season by McKinley and Timken high schools in Canton (as well as some other area schools and colleges) has been recognized by The Sporting News. The Canton Bulldogs
Canton Bulldogs

The Canton Bulldogs were the first professional American football team based in Canton, Ohio. They played in the Ohio League from 1903 to 1906 and 1911 to 1919, and in the National Football League from 1920 to 1923 and 1925 to 1926....
 were an NFL football team that played from 1920-1923 skipped 1924 season then played 1925 to '26 before folding.

Three of the OHSAA state final football games are hosted in Canton at Fawcett Stadium
Fawcett Stadium

Fawcett Stadium is a American football stadium in Canton, Ohio. The stadium was officially dedicated in 1938. The stadium seats around 22,400. Five Canton high schools have played their football seasons on this field ....
. The other three take place in nearby Massillon, Ohio
Massillon, Ohio

Massillon is a city in Stark County, Ohio in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 31,325 at the United States Census 2000.Massillon, along with neighboring Canton, Ohio, are principal cities of the Canton–Massillon Canton-Massillon metropolitan area....
, at Paul Brown Tiger Stadium
Paul Brown Tiger Stadium

Paul Brown Tiger Stadium is a stadium in Massillon, Ohio. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of the Massillon Washington High School....
.

The Canton Legends
Canton Legends

The Canton Legends are a professional indoor football team based out of Canton, Ohio. They are a charter member of the American Indoor Football Association, which played their first season under the name Atlantic Indoor Football League, and their second season as the American Indoor Football League....
 play in the American Indoor Football Association at the Canton Civic Center, although operations were suspended for the 2009 season. The Continental Indoor Football League also has offices in Canton.

The Canton Invaders
Canton Invaders

The Canton Invaders was an indoor soccer club based in Canton, Ohio that competed in the National Professional Soccer League II.After the 1995/96 season, the team became the Columbus Invaders....
 of the National Professional Soccer League II and American Indoor Soccer Association played home games at the Canton Memorial Civic Center
Canton Memorial Civic Center

The Canton Memorial Civic Center is a multi-purpose arena in Canton, Ohio. It was built in 1951. It is home to the Canton Legends arena football team and was home to the Canton Invaders indoor soccer team and Ohio Aviators of the American Basketball Association ....
 from 1984 until 1996, winning five league championships.

Canton has been home to professional baseball on several occasions. A number of minor league teams called Canton home in the early 1900s, including the Canton Terriers in the 1920s and '30s. The Canton-Akron Indians
Canton-Akron Indians

The Canton-Akron Indians are a defunct Minor league baseball baseball team. They played in the Eastern League at Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium in Canton, Ohio from 1989 to 1996....
 were the AA affiliate of the major league Cleveland Indians
Cleveland Indians

The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball based in Cleveland, Ohio, Ohio. They are in the American League Central of Major League Baseball's American League....
 for nine years, playing at Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium
Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium

Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium is a stadium in primarily used for baseball. The facility is named after former Major League Baseball player Thurman Munson who was born in and grew up in nearby Canton....
 until the team relocated north to Akron following the 1996 season. Two independent minor league teams, the Canton Crocodiles and the Canton Coyotes, both members of the Frontier League, called Munson Stadium home for several years afterward. The Crocodiles, who won the league championship in their inaugural season in 1997, moved to Washington, Pennsylvania, in 2002, and the Coyotes moved to Columbia, Missouri, in 2003, after just one season in Canton.

Canton is also home of the baton twirling international championships. The event is sponsored by Twirling Unlimited.

Transportation

Canton is well connected to the Interstate Highway System
Interstate Highway System

The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly called the Interstate Highway System , is a list of highway systems with full control of access and no cross traffic in the United States that is named for United States President Dwight D....
. Several highway exits from Interstate 77
Interstate 77

Interstate 77 is an Interstate Highway in the eastern United States. It traverses diverse terrain, from the mountainous state of West Virginia to the rolling farmlands of North Carolina and Ohio....
 connect travelers to Canton from Columbia, South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina

Columbia is the state capital and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 116,278 according to the United States Census, 2000 ....
, Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte, North Carolina

Charlotte is the largest city in the state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. The List of United States cities by population in the United States....
, Charleston, West Virginia
Charleston, West Virginia

Charleston is the Capital and largest city of the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is located at the Confluence of the Elk River and Kanawha River Rivers in Kanawha County, West Virginia....
 and points south, and from Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, the most populous county in the state. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately 60 miles west of the Pennsylvania border....
, Akron, Ohio
Akron, Ohio

Akron is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County, Ohio. In 2007, its population was estimated to be 207,934. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the Cuyahoga River between Cleveland, Ohio to the north and Canton, Ohio to the south, approximately 60 miles west of the Pennsylvania border....
 and points north.

Two limited-access highways serve Canton. Several highway exits from U.S. Route 30
U.S. Route 30

U.S. Route 30 is an east-west main route of the system of United States Numbered Highways, with the highway traveling across the Northern United States tier of the country....
 connect travelers to Canton from Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne, Indiana

Fort Wayne is a city in northeastern Indiana, United States and the county seat of Allen County, Indiana. As of July 1, 2008, the city had an estimated population of 251,247, making it the List of United States cities by population Fort Wayne is Indiana's second largest city after Indianapolis, Indiana....
 and points west, and from Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City, New Jersey

Atlantic City is a City in Atlantic County, New Jersey, New Jersey, United States. Famous for its boardwalk, casino, sandy beaches, shopping centers, spectacular view of the Atlantic Ocean, and as the inspiration for the board game Monopoly , Atlantic City is a resort community located on Absecon Island on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean....
, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania with a population of 312,819. The population of the seven-county metropolitan area is 2,462,571....
 and points east. Several local highway exits from U.S. Route 62
U.S. Route 62

U.S. Route 62 runs from the US-Mexico border at El Paso, Texas to Niagara Falls, New York, near the United States-Canada border.Parts of U.S. 62 follow what once was the Ozark Trail , including the historic bridge across the South Canadian River in Newcastle, Oklahoma ....
 connect travelers to Canton from Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio

Columbus is the Capital , the largest, and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Ohio. Located near the Geographic centers of the United States, Columbus is the county seat of Franklin County, Ohio, although parts of the city also extend into Delaware County, Ohio and Fairfield County, Ohio counties....
 and points southwest, and from Youngstown, Ohio
Youngstown, Ohio

Youngstown is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Mahoning County, Ohio, whose urban area also extends into Trumbull County, Ohio to a significant extent....
 and points northeast.

The city has several arterial road
Arterial road

An arterial road is a moderate or high-capacity road which is immediately below a highway level of service. Much like a biological artery, an arterial road carries large volumes of traffic between areas in urban centres....
s. Ohio 43 (Market Avenue, Walnut Avenue and Cherry Avenue), Ohio 153 (12th Street and Mahoning Road), Ohio 172 (Tuscarawas Street) / The Lincoln Highway
Lincoln Highway

The Lincoln Highway was the first road across the United States. Actively promoted by entrepreneur Carl G. Fisher, the Lincoln Highway originally spanned coast-to-coast from Times Square in New York City to Lincoln Park in San Francisco, California through 13 states: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Nebras...
, Ohio 297 (Whipple Avenue and Raff Avenue), Ohio 627 (Faircrest Street), Ohio 687 (Fulton Drive), and Ohio 800 (Cleveland Avenue) / A.K.A. Old Route 8.

Public transportation is provided by the Stark Area Regional Transit Authority (SARTA).

Akron-Canton Regional Airport
Akron-Canton Regional Airport

Akron-Canton Airport is a commercial Class C airport airport located in the city of Green, Ohio, in southern Summit County, Ohio roughly southeast of Akron, Ohio, Ohio, roughly northwest of Canton, Ohio, Ohio, and roughly south of Cleveland, Ohio....
 (IATA
International Air Transport Association

The International Air Transport Association is an international industry trade group of airlines headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where the International Civil Aviation Organization is also headquartered....
: CAK, IACO
International Civil Aviation Organization

The International Civil Aviation Organization , an agency of the United Nations, codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international scheduled air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth....
: KCAK) is a commercial Class C
Class C airport

Class C is an International Civil Aviation Organization air space designation that protects the approach and departure paths from aircraft not under air traffic control....
 airport
Airport

An airport is a location where aircraft such as Fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and Non-rigid airship take off and land. Aircraft may also be stored or maintained at an airport....
 located 10 miles (16 km) north of the city, between Canton and Akron.

Popular culture

On the July 21, 2008, Stephen Colbert
Stephen Colbert

Stephen Tyrone Colbert is an United States comedian, Satire, actor and writer, known for his ironic style , and for his deadpan comedic delivery....
 on The Colbert Report
The Colbert Report

The Colbert Report is a Peabody Award- and Emmy Award-winning American news satire television program that airs from 11:30 p.m. to 12:00 midnight Eastern Time Zone each Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central in the United States and on both The Comedy Network and CTV Television Network in Canada....
 made a comment about John McCain making a campaign stop in Canton, Ohio, and "not the crappy Canton in Georgia." The comment resulted in a local uproar, with the Canton, Georgia, mayor insisting Colbert had never visited the town along with an invitation for him to do so. On July 30, 2008, Colbert apologized for the story, insisting that he was incorrect and that the "real" crappy Canton was Canton, Kansas
Canton, Kansas

Canton is a city in McPherson County, Kansas, Kansas, United States. The population was 829 at the United States Census, 2000; the estimated population as of July 1, 2007, was 797....
, after which he made several jokes at the Kansas town's expense. On August 5th, Colbert apologized to citizens of Canton, Georgia and Canton, Kansas, then directing his derision on Canton, South Dakota
Canton, South Dakota

Canton is a city in and the county seat of Lincoln County, South Dakota, South Dakota, United States. The city was named by Norwegian settler and former legislator James M....
. Colbert later went on to offer a half-hearted apology to Canton, SD before proceeding to mock Canton, Texas
Canton, Texas

Canton is a city in Van Zandt County, Texas, Texas, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 3,292. It is the county seat of Van Zandt County, Texas....
.

Notable natives

  • Jake Abel
    Jake Abel

    Jacob Allen "Jake" Abel is an United States actor.Abel was born in Canton, Ohio. His first break was landing a role in Disney's Go Figure as Spencer, and later had a recurring role on Threshold , and numerous guest starring roles on such shows as Cold Case and ER ....
    , actor
  • Mother Angelica
    Mother Angelica

    Mother Angelica, Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration is an United States Roman Catholic Church nun and founder of the Eternal Word Television Network....
    , Roman Catholic nun and foundress of the Eternal Word Television Network
    Eternal Word Television Network

    The Eternal Word Television Network, or EWTN, is a United States-based broadcasting network that carries Roman Catholicism-themed programming....
  • Brannon Braga
    Brannon Braga

    Brannon Braga is an United States television television producer and screenwriter, currently working on the writing crew of 24 for 24 , with the credit of co-executive producer....
    , television producer and screenwriter
  • Andrew W. Cordier
    Andrew W. Cordier

    Andrew Wellington Cordier was a United Nations official and President of Columbia University....
    , U.N.
    United Nations

    The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, Social change, human rights and achieving world peace....
     official
  • Frank De Vol
    Frank De Vol

    Frank Denny De Vol, also known simply as De Vol was an American arranger, composer and actor.De Vol's theme song was Dream Awhile....
    , composer, songwriter, music arranger, actor
  • Dan Dierdorf
    Dan Dierdorf

    Daniel Lee "Dan" Dierdorf is a former United States of America American football player and current television sportscaster. He played 13 NFL seasons and has worked for American Broadcasting Company's Monday Night Football and NFL on CBS as a color commentator since his retirement....
    , American Football
    American football

    American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive team sport known for mixing strategy with physical play....
     player, television announcer
  • Mike Doss
    Mike Doss

    Michael Allen Doss is an American football Safety for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the second round of the 2003 NFL Draft....
    , American Football
    American football

    American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive team sport known for mixing strategy with physical play....
     player, cincinnati bengals
    Cincinnati Bengals

    The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio, Ohio. It is currently a member of the AFC North of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
  • Wayne Fontes
    Wayne Fontes

    Wayne Fontes is a former American football coach and college and professional football player who was the head coach of the NFL's Detroit Lions from 1988 to 1996....
    , American Football
    American football

    American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive team sport known for mixing strategy with physical play....
     player and coach, Detroit Lions
    Detroit Lions

    The Detroit Lions are an American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in downtown Detroit....
  • Dustin Fox
    Dustin Fox

    Dustin Erik Fox is an American football cornerback for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft....
    , American Football
    American football

    American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive team sport known for mixing strategy with physical play....
     player, Buffalo Bills
    Buffalo Bills

    The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the metropolitan area of Buffalo, New York. They sold out every game in 2008....
  • Peggy Ann Garner
    Peggy Ann Garner

    Peggy Ann Garner was an Academy Award-winning American cinema and theater actress....
    , actress
  • Macy Gray
    Macy Gray

    Macy Gray is an American contemporary R&B and soul music singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor, famed for her distinctive raspy voice and a singing style heavily influenced by Billie Holiday and Betty Davis as well as Keith Harris as Orville the Duck....
    , R&B
    Rhythm and blues

    Rhythm and blues is the name given to a wide-ranging genre of popular music first created by African Americans in the late 1940s and early 1950s....
     singer
  • Brian Hartline
    Brian Hartline

    Brian Hartline is an United States College football wide receiver for the Ohio State Buckeyes. He is the brother of Mike Hartline, the starting quarterback for the Kentucky Wildcats....
    , Wide Receiver
    Wide receiver

    A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible receiver to catch a forward pass....
     for the Ohio State Buckeyes football
    Ohio State Buckeyes football

    The Ohio State Buckeyes football team is an intercollegiate Varsity team team of Ohio State University. The team is a member of the Big Ten Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, playing at the Football Bowl Subdivision level....
     team. Brother of Mike Hartline
    Mike Hartline

    Mike Hartline, born in 1988, is an American football player for the University of Kentucky Kentucky Wildcats, where he is the starting quarterback.....
  • Mike Hartline
    Mike Hartline

    Mike Hartline, born in 1988, is an American football player for the University of Kentucky Kentucky Wildcats, where he is the starting quarterback.....
    , Starting Quarterback
    Quarterback

    Quarterback is a position in American football and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the center , in the middle of the Lineman ....
     for the Kentucky Wildcats football
    Kentucky Wildcats football

    The Kentucky Wildcats are a college football program that competes in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the East Division of the Southeastern Conference....
     team. Brother of Brian Hartline
    Brian Hartline

    Brian Hartline is an United States College football wide receiver for the Ohio State Buckeyes. He is the brother of Mike Hartline, the starting quarterback for the Kentucky Wildcats....
  • Michael Hawkins
    Michael Hawkins (basketball)

    Steven Michael Hawkins, referred to as Michael Hawkins , is an United States professional basketball player formerly in the National Basketball Association and currently playing with Al Jalaa Aleppo of the Syrian basketball league....
    , basketball
    Basketball

    Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a basketball through a 10 feet  high hoop under organized rules....
     player
  • Phil Hubbard
    Phil Hubbard

    Philip "Phil" Gregory Hubbard is a former United States professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association from 1979 to 1989, and current Assistant Coach of the Washington Wizards....
    , basketball player and coach
  • Inhale Exhale
    Inhale Exhale

    Inhale Exhale is a Christian experimental metal/metalcore band from Canton, Ohio....
    , Christian metal
    Christian metal

    Christian metal is a form of heavy metal music which, as well as its many List of heavy metal genres, contains Christian lyrics and themes.Christian metal came to existence in the late 1970s Jesus movement, and was pioneered by the United States Resurrection Band and Sweden Jerusalem ....
     band
  • Karl King
    Karl King

    Karl L. King was a United States march music bandmaster and composer.Karl Lawrence King, a native of Paintersville, Ohio, grew up as a self-taught musician with very little schooling of any kind....
    , composer and bandleader
  • Kosta Koufos
    Kosta Koufos

    Konstantine Demetrios ?Kosta? Koufos is a Greek American professional basketball player. He was selected by the Utah Jazz with the 23rd overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft....
    , basketball player with the Utah Jazz
    Utah Jazz

    The Utah Jazz is a professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. They are currently members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ....
     and Greece national team
    Greece national basketball team

    The Greece national basketball team is the representative for Greece in international men's basketball competitions, and it is organized and run by the Hellenic Basketball Association....
    , former Ohio State Buckeyes
    Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball

    The Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represents Ohio State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college basketball competition....
     basketball player.
  • Frank Lavin
    Frank Lavin

    Frank Lavin is a native of Canton, Ohio. As Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, Lavin headed the International Trade Administration for the United States Department of Commerce from 2005 until 2007....
    , international trade official
  • Benjamin F. Leiter
    Benjamin F. Leiter

    Benjamin Franklin Leiter was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer, teacher and justice of the peace from Ohio.Born in Leitersburg, Maryland, Leiter received a limited schooling as a child....
    , mayor of Canton, member of the U.S. House of Representatives
  • Enoch Light
    Enoch Light

    Enoch Light was a european classical music violinist, bandleader, and recording engineer. He is credited with being one of the first musicians to go to extreme lengths to create high-quality recordings that took full advantage of the technical capabilities of home audio equipment of the late 1950s and early 1960s, particularly stereophonic s...
    , bandleader
  • Lovedrug
    Lovedrug

    Lovedrug is an indie rock band from Canton, Ohio, formed in 2001....
    , indie
    Indie (music)

    In popular music, independent music, often abbreviated as indie, is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels and an autonomous, DIY ethic to recording and publishing....
     band
  • The Pursuit
    The Pursuit

    "The Pursuit", the first single off their second album,The Pursuit Begins When This Portrayal of Life Ends, hit airwaves May 21, 2007 and was accompanied by a music video, directed by Jesse Ewles....
    , Pop
    Alternative rock

    Alternative rock is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. Alternative rock consists of various subgenres that have emerged from the independent music scene since the 1980s, such as Grunge music, Britpop, gothic rock, and indie pop....
     band
  • John Mahon
    John Mahon

    John Mahon is a professional percussionist and backing vocalist, most noted for his recent work with Elton John. He grew up in Canton, Ohio, and was attracted to music when he joined a local drum/bugle club....
    , percussionist with the Elton John Band
    Elton John Band

    The Elton John Band is the band headed by Elton John...
  • Marilyn Manson
    Marilyn Manson (person)

    Brian Hugh Warner , better known by his stage name Marilyn Manson, is an United Statesn musician and artist, known for his controversial stage persona and image as the lead singer of the Marilyn Manson ....
     (aka Brian Warner), rock singer of the band of the same name
  • Josh McDaniels
    Josh McDaniels

    Josh McDaniels is the American football head coach of the Denver Broncos of the National Football League. He previously served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks Coach for the New England Patriots....
    , head coach, Denver Broncos
    Denver Broncos

    The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado, Colorado. They are currently a member of the American Football Conference AFC West in the National Football League ....
  • William McKinley
    William McKinley

    William McKinley, Jr. was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States, and the last veteran of the American Civil War to be elected....
    , 25th U.S. President, who is interred in Canton at the McKinley National Memorial
  • Keith McLeod
    Keith McLeod

    Keith McLeod is an United States professional basketball player, who plays point guard. He currently is a free agent. He is 6' 2" tall. He played in the NBA for the Minnesota Timberwolves, Utah Jazz, Golden State Warriors and Indiana Pacers, in the CBA for the Yakima Sun Kings, in the United States Basketball League for the Saint Joseph Ex...
    , NBA
    National Basketball Association

    The National Basketball Association is North America's premier professional men's basketball league, composed of thirty teams: twenty-nine in the United States and one in Canada....
     basketball player, Dallas Mavericks
    Dallas Mavericks

    The Dallas Mavericks are the professional basketball team of the National Basketball Association based in Dallas, Texas.Founded in 1980, the Dallas Mavericks have won two division titles and one conference championship....
  • Don Mellett
    Don Mellett

    Donald Ring Mellett was an United States of America newspaper editor, who was assassinated after confronting local organized crime in his newspaper....
    , newspaper editor
  • Marion Motley
    Marion Motley

    Marion Motley was a former American Football fullback who played for the Cleveland Browns and the Pittsburgh Steelers.Motley attended high school at Canton McKinley High School in Canton, Ohio and went to college at South Carolina State University and University of Nevada, Reno; after college, Motley joined the United States Navy where he...
    , American Football
    American football

    American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive team sport known for mixing strategy with physical play....
     player
  • Thurman Munson
    Thurman Munson

    Thurman Lee Munson was an United States catcher in Major League Baseball who played with the New York Yankees from 1969 in baseball to 1979 in baseball....
    , Hall of Fame
    Hall of Fame

    A hall of fame is a type of museum established for any a field of endeavor to honor individuals of noteworthy achievement in that field.In some cases, these halls of fame consist of actual halls or museums which enshrine the honorees with sculptures, plaques, and displays of memorabilia....
     baseball
    Baseball

    Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two team sport of nine players each. The goal of baseball is to score run by hitting a thrown Baseball with a baseball bat and touching a series of four markers called base arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot square, or diamond. Players on one team take turns hitting against...
     player
  • The O'Jays
    The O'Jays

    The O'Jays are a Cleveland Ohio-based soul/R&B group, originally consisting of Walter Williams , Bill Isles, Bobby Massey, William Powell and Eddie Levert ....
    , soul
    Soul music

    Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the African American culture through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of funky, Secularity testifying." The genre occasion...
     group
  • Jack Paar
    Jack Paar

    Jack Harold Paar was an United States radio and television talk show host most noted for his stint as host of The Tonight Show....
    , host of The Tonight Show
    The Tonight Show

    The Tonight Show is a long-running American late-night talk show and variety show airing on NBC whose The Tonight Show with Jay Leno has been hosted by Jay Leno since 1992....
  • Alan Page
    Alan Page

    Alan Cedric Page is a jurist and former professional American football player. He graduated from Canton Central Catholic High School in 1964, received his B.A....
    , member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
    Pro Football Hall of Fame

    The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of the National Football League . It opened in Canton, Ohio, Ohio, United States, on September 7 1963 with 17 charter inductees....
     and current Associate Justice
    Associate Justice

    Associate Justice or Associate Judge is the title for a member of a judicial panel who is not the Chief Justice in some jurisdictions. The title "Associate Justice" is used for members of the United States Supreme Court and some state supreme courts, and for some other courts in Commonwealth of Nations countries....
     of the Minnesota Supreme Court
    Minnesota Supreme Court

    The Minnesota Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Minnesota and consists of seven members. The court was first assembled as a three-judge panel in 1849 when Minnesota was still a Minnesota Territory....
  • Jean Peters
    Jean Peters

    Jean Peters was an United States actor....
    , actress
  • Relient K
    Relient K

    Relient K is an American Rock music band formed in Canton, Ohio in 1998 by Matthew Thiessen on vocals, guitar and piano, Brian Pittman on bass guitar, and Matt Hoopes on guitar between the band's junior year in high school and their time at Malone College in Canton, Ohio....
    , Christian rock
    Christian rock

    Christian rock is a form of rock music played by band whose members are Christians and who often focus the lyrics on matters concerned with the concept of the Christianity....
     band
  • Boz Scaggs
    Boz Scaggs

    Boz Scaggs is an United States singer, songwriter and guitarist. He gained fame in the 1970s with several Top 20 Hits in the United States along with the #2 album Silk Degrees....
    , musician
  • Eric Snow
    Eric Snow

    Eric Snow is an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association....
    , basketball
    Basketball

    Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a basketball through a 10 feet  high hoop under organized rules....
     player, Cleveland Cavaliers
    Cleveland Cavaliers

    The Cleveland Cavaliers are a professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They began playing in the National Basketball Association in 1970 as an expansion team and won their first Eastern Conference Championship in 2007....
  • Percy Snow
    Percy Snow

    Percy Lee Snow is a retired American football linebacker who played at Michigan State University and was a first-round draft pick of the Kansas City Chiefs....
    , football
    Football

    File:Football4.pngFootball is the word given to a number of similar team sports, all of which involve kicking a ball with the foot in an attempt to score a Goal ....
     player, Kansas City Chiefs
    Kansas City Chiefs

    The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Chiefs are a member of the AFC West of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
  • LeRoy Sprankle
    LeRoy Sprankle

    LeRoy Sprankle was a high school sports coach and athletics advocate in Eastern Tennessee and South Florida. Often referred to as the "Father of East Tennessee Sports", he had several notable accomplishments during his tenured career including: helping to standardize high school officiating in the state of Tennessee, pioneering interstat...
    , high school multi-sport coach, author, general manager of the Canton Independents
  • Jeff Timmons
    Jeff Timmons

    Jeffrey Brandon Timmons was the founding member of the Pop music group 98 Degrees, which sold over 10 million records and charted eight top 40 singles....
    , singer of 98 Degrees
    98 Degrees

    98 Degrees is a Grammy-nominated United States adult contemporary boy band consisting of four vocalists: brothers Nick Lachey and Drew Lachey, Justin Jeffre, and Jeff Timmons....
  • Nick Weatherspoon
    Nick Weatherspoon

    Nick Levoter Weatherspoon was an United States professional basketball player. He was a 6' 7" small forward.Weatherspoon scored 1,431 points at Canton McKinley High School, holding the Bulldog scoring record for 37 years until Raymar Morgan broke it during the 2005-06 season....
    , former Illinois and professional basketball player
  • Don Willis
    Don Willis

    Don Willis was a legendary and colorful pool hustling and billiards player from Canton, Ohio. At the time, cash prizes for pool tournaments did not pay enough for a full time income, so Don traveled the country playing private pool games for money....
    , pool
    Pocket billiards

    Pocket billiards, most commonly referred to as pool. It is the general term for a cue sport played on a specific class of billiards table, having 6 receptacles called pockets along the rails, in which billiard ball are deposited as the main goal of play....
     player
  • Nicole Wood
    Nicole Wood

    Nicole Wood is an United States Model . Wood was chosen as Playboy magazine's Playmate for April, 1993, and she has appeared in several List of Playboy videos and Playboy Special Editions following her centerfold appearance....
    , Playboy Playmate
  • Dave Wottle
    Dave Wottle

    David James Wottle is a former United States Athletics . He is the winner of the 800 meter dash at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He is perhaps, however, best known for wearing a golf cap while running....
    , Olympic Gold Medalist, 1972 Summer Olympics
    1972 Summer Olympics

    The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, in what was then West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....
    , Track & Field
  • James Oliver Huberty, committed a shooting spree in a McDonald's.


Sister cities

Canton has one sister city
Town twinning

Town twinning, also known as sister cities, is a concept whereby towns or city in geographically and politically distinct areas are paired, with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links between their inhabitants....
: - Acre, Israel
Acre, Israel

Acre also Akko, is a List of Israeli cities in the Western Galilee region of North District Israel. It is situated on a low promontory at the northern extremity of Haifa Bay....


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