Ohio · Census place 3912000
Canton, Ohio
Canton is a city in Stark County, Ohio with an estimated 69,211 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 8th largest of 526 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 69,211
- #8 of 526 in Ohio
- Change since 2020
- -2.0%
- -1,400 people
- Land area
- 26.5 sq mi
- + 0.05 sq mi water
- Density
- 2,610 / sq mi
- State median 2,000
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Canton population, 2020 to 2024
Canton lost 1,400 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -2.0%. In the latest year it moved by -19. Among 254 Ohio places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 216th; the median place changed by -0.4%. The median place of 5,000+ in Ohio has 13,905 people, so Canton is 5.0 times that size.
Canton covers 26.52 square miles of land and 0.05 of water, for 2,610 people per square mile of land. The median Ohio place of 5,000+ has 2,000, so Canton is denser than the typical town.
What county Canton is in
All of Canton's residents live in Stark County, which had 374,091 residents in 2024. Canton holds 18.5% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Canton
10 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Canton by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 44702, 44703, 44704, 44705, 44706, 44707, 44708, 44709, 44710, 44714. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Canton is
The Census internal point of Canton is at 40.807700, -81.367200. Columbus, the capital, is 104.0 miles WSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Akron, OH (189,664 people), 20.5 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 40.807700, -81.367200
- DMS
- 40°48'27.72"N 81°22'1.92"W
- UTM
- 17N 469028.3E 4517475.2N
- Geohash
- dpq0hky4n
- Plus code
- 86GWRJ5M+34
Daylight in Canton
At 40.81° N, Canton gets about 15 h 06 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 15 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 52 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Canton
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Ohio, measured between internal points. The closest is East Canton, 4.5 miles away, with 1,513 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Canton, OH?
69,211 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 1,400 (2.0%) from 70,611 in July 2020.
What county is Canton in?
Stark County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Canton?
10 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 44702, 44703, 44704, 44705, 44706, 44707, 44708, 44709, 44710, 44714.
How far is Canton from Columbus?
104.0 miles (167.3 km) in a straight line, heading WSW from Canton.
What is the nearest larger city to Canton?
Akron, OH, with 189,664 residents, 20.5 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.