Canton Township
Canton is a mid-sized city in Stark County, Northeast Ohio. It is best known as the birthplace of professional American football, since the Canton Bulldogs were the first professional football team.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Canton South High School and First Ladies National Historic Site.
Canton South High School
School
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Canton South High School is a public high school in Canton Township, Stark County, Ohio. it is the only high school in the Canton Local Schools District.
First Ladies National Historic Site
Museum
First Ladies National Historic Site is a United States National Historic Site located in Canton, Ohio. During her residency in Washington, D.C. Mary Regula, wife of Ohio representative Ralph Regula, spoke regularly about the nation's first ladies. First Ladies National Historic Site is situated 2½ miles north of Canton Township.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Industry and Waco.
North Industry
Hamlet
North Industry is a census-designated place in southern Canton Township, Stark County, Ohio, United States, along the Nimishillen Creek. The community is part of the Canton–Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,528 at the 2020 census.
Waco
Hamlet
Waco is an unincorporated community in central Canton Township, Stark County, Ohio, United States. It lies along State Route 43 just southeast of the Canton city line.
Canton Township
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Township of Canton”
- Location: Stark, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.7593° or 40° 45′ 34″ northLongitude
-81.3637° or 81° 21′ 49″ westElevation
1,050 feet (320 metres)Open location code
86GWQJ5P+PGGeoNames ID
5149237
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