Canton (Ohio)
| Canton | |||
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| Nickname : Hall of Fame City | |||
 Upper Downtown Canton Historic District |
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| Location in Ohio | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1805 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Ohio | ||
| County : | Stark County | ||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 48 ′ N , 81 ° 23 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
71,323 (as of 2016) 401,281 (as of 2016) |
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| Population density : | 1,340.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 53.3 km 2 (approx. 21 mi 2 ) of which 53.2 km 2 (approx. 21 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 323 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 44700-44799 | ||
| Area code : | +1 330, 234 | ||
| FIPS : | 39-12000 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1048580 | ||
| Website : | cantonohio.gov | ||
| Mayor : | Thomas M. Bernabei | ||
Canton is a city in the US state of Ohio . It is located in Stark County , whose county seat it is, and has a population of around 71,000 (2016 estimate, US Census Bureau ). The area of the city area covers 53.3 km².
The place is the seat of a diocese of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church .
history
Canton was founded in 1805 as a small village on Nimishillen Creek and received city status in 1854.
Canton is home to a National Historic Landmark , the McKinley National Memorial . Former President William McKinley is buried here. The National Park Service lists a total of 40 buildings and sites for the city that are registered on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of November 29, 2018).
geography
The urban area lies in a rupture landscape that lies along and between the western and central headwaters of the Nimishillen Creek. The named source rivers flow together in the urban area to form the actual river. A third headwaters of said river runs further east at a short distance.
location
The neighboring communes of Cantons are shown in the following figure.
| Meyers Lake |
Plain Township North Canton |
Nimishillen Township |
| Perry Township |
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Osnaburg Township |
| Massillon (Ohio) | Canton Township | East Canton |
Demographics
| year | Residents |
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| 1980 | 94,730 |
| 1990 | 84.161 |
| 2000 | 80,806 |
| 2010 | 73.007 |
Sports
In 1920 the American Professional Football Association, from 1922 National Football League (NFL), was founded in the city. In memory of this event, the Pro Football Hall of Fame was opened in 1963 . Close to the Hall of Fame is the Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium , where the Hall of Fame Game is held annually at the start of the NFL season.
The Canton Charge basketball team plays in the NBA Development League .
sons and daughters of the town
- Jacob Allen Abel (born 1987), actor
- Tim Colceri (born 1951), actor
- Andrew Cordier (1901–1975), Secretary General of the United Nations, President of Columbia University
- Kimberlé Crenshaw (* 1959), lawyer
- Dan Dierdorf (born 1949), American football player and sports presenter
- Peggy Ann Garner (1932–1984), photo model, film and theater actress
- Elsa Jean (* 1996), porn actress
- Raymar Morgan (born 1988), basketball player
- Macy Gray (* 1967), R&B singer
- Ronald Harris (* 1947), Olympic champion in boxing
- Ron Klink (* 1951), politician
- Kostas Koufos (* 1989), Greek-American basketball player on the position of the center
- Susie Lee (* 1966), politician
- Jud Logan (born 1959), hammer thrower
- Alan Page (* 1945), American football player and lawyer
- Jean Peters (1926–2000), actress
- Marshall B. Rosenberg (1934-2015), psychologist
- Boz Scaggs (* 1944), musician
- Augustus John Schwertner (1870–1939), Bishop of Wichita
- Dutch Speck (1886–1952), American football player and two-time NFL champion
- William Timken (born 1938), industrialist
- Steve Tracy (1952–1986), actor
- Rita Antoinette Rizzo (1923–2016), mother Angelica, nun, founder of the religious television channel EWTN
- Brian Hugh Warner (* 1969), alias Marilyn Manson, musician, singer and founder of the rock band of the same name
- Dave Wottle (* 1950), middle distance runner and Olympic champion
- Marilyn Manson (* 1969), musician, artist, singer, actor
- Trippie Redd (* 1999), singer and rapper
Web links
- Canton homepage
- Canton / Stark County Convention
- Schools in Canton
- Canton's history
- Canton Memorial Civic Center
Individual evidence
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↑ List of NHL by State . National Park Service , accessed November 29, 2018.
Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed November 29. - ↑ 1980–2010: Census Results