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Canton Township, Stark County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Stark

ZIP codes
  
44700-44799

Elevation
  
306 m

Local time
  
Wednesday 7:18 AM

State
  
Ohio

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

FIPS code
  
39-12014

Population
  
13,882 (2000)

Area code
  
330

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Weather
  
3°C, Wind SW at 21 km/h, 70% Humidity

Area
  
65.53 km² (65.01 km² Land / 26 ha Water)

Canton Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 13,882 people in the township, 13,402 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Contents

Map of Canton Township, OH, USA

Geography

Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:

  • Plain Township - north
  • Nimishillen Township - northeast corner
  • Osnaburg Township - east
  • Sandy Township - southeast corner
  • Pike Township - south
  • Bethlehem Township - southwest corner
  • Perry Township - west
  • Jackson Township - northwest corner
  • The city of Canton, the county seat of Stark County, occupies much of northern Canton Township. A small area around the northwest corner of the township remains outside of the city of Canton, and part of this area is occupied by part of the village of Meyers Lake. The unincorporated communities of North Industry and Waco are located in the southern and central parts of the township, respectively.

    Name and history

    It is the only Canton Township statewide.

    Canton Township was described in 1833 as having five gristmills, nine saw mills, four fulling mills, six tanneries, nineteen stores, one oil mill and one blast furnace.

    Government

    The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer, who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officer position or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees. As of 2011, the trustees are Chris Nichols, Bill Smith, and William Mittas, and the fiscal officer is Ron Smith.

    Education

    Students attend Canton Local Schools. The high school for this district is Canton South High School.

    References

    Canton Township, Stark County, Ohio Wikipedia


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