Canton

Stark County, OH

Population

70,589

Walk Score

89 · Very Walkable

Median rent

$793

Median home value

$86,200

Founded

1805

Canton is a city in Stark County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. The population was 70,872 at the 2020 census and estimated at 69,001 in 2025, making it the eighth-most populous city in Ohio. The Canton–Massillon metropolitan area had an estimated 400,551 residents in 2024. Canton is located approximately 60 miles (97 km) south of Cleveland and 20 miles (32 km) south of Akron in Northeast Ohio, on the edge of Ohio's Amish Country.

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On the National Register

Historic districts

Hercules Motors Corporation Industrial Complex · listed 2005
Ridgewood Historic District · listed 1982
Upper Downtown Canton Historic District (Additional Documentation) · listed 2006

Notable landmarks

Bair, Jacob H., House · listed 1978
Barber-Whitticar House · listed 1982
Bender's Restaurant-Belmont Buffet · listed 1987
Bordner House · listed 1978
Canton Public Library · listed 1982
City National Bank Building · listed 1982
Cook, George E., House · listed 1995
Dewalt Building · listed 1982
Dobkins, John and Syd, House · listed 2009
Eagles' Temple · listed 1982
Fife, Harry E., House · listed 1987
Firestone, Charles E., House · listed 2011
First Ladies National Historic Site · listed 2001
First Methodist Episcopal Church · listed 1979
First Reformed and First Lutheran Churches · listed 1982
Frances Apartment Building · listed 1988
French, Garnet B., House · listed 2002
Harvard Company-Weber Dental Manufacturing Company · listed 1987
Hotel Courtland · listed 1987
Landmark Tavern · listed 1982
Lavin, Carl and Audrey, House · listed 2018
Lehman, John H., High School · listed 2017
Margaret Medill House
Martin, Brooke and Anna E. House · listed 1999
McKinley Park Apartments · listed 2021
…and 18 more

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