Canton Township is one of the seventeen
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
of
Stark County,
Ohio
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, United States. Just south of the city of
Canton itself, the
2020 census found 12,477 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Plain Township - north
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Nimishillen Township - northeast corner
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Osnaburg Township - east
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Sandy Township - southeast corner
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Pike Township - south
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Bethlehem Township - southwest corner
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Perry Township - west
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Jackson Township - northwest corner
The city of
Canton, the
county seat
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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
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of
North Industry and
Waco
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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
gristmill
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s, nine saw mills, four
fulling
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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 2023, the trustees are Chris Nichols, Mark Shaffer, and Keith Hochadel, and the fiscal officer is John Ring.
Education
Students attend
Canton Local Schools
Canton Local School District is a school district in a suburb south of Canton, Ohio, United States
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. The high school for this district is Canton South High School.
References
External links
Township websiteCounty website
Canton Local School District
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Townships in Stark County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio