Ohio · Census place 3956294

North Canton, Ohio

North Canton is a city in Stark County, Ohio with an estimated 17,677 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 106th largest of 526 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
17,677
#106 of 526 in Ohio
Change since 2020
-0.8%
-145 people
Land area
6.4 sq mi
Density
2,762 / sq mi
State median 2,000
Orange pin: North Canton. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Columbus.

North Canton population, 2020 to 2024

North Canton lost 145 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.8%. In the latest year it moved by +24. Among 254 Ohio places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 151st; the median place changed by -0.4%. The median place of 5,000+ in Ohio has 13,905 people, so North Canton is 1.3 times that size.

17.8k202017.8k202117.7k202217.7k202317.7k2024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 17,844. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

North Canton covers 6.40 square miles of land, for 2,762 people per square mile of land. The median Ohio place of 5,000+ has 2,000, so North Canton is denser than the typical town.

What county North Canton is in

All of North Canton's residents live in Stark County, which had 374,091 residents in 2024. North Canton holds 4.7% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in North Canton

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap North Canton by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 44709, 44720. 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 North Canton is

The Census internal point of North Canton is at 40.874100, -81.397100. Columbus, the capital, is 105.3 miles SW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Canton, OH (69,211 people), 4.8 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Akron, OH, 15.7 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
40.874100, -81.397100
DMS
40°52'26.76"N 81°23'49.56"W
UTM
17N 466539.8E 4524857.0N
Geohash
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Plus code
86GWVJF3+J5

Daylight in North Canton

At 40.87° N, North Canton gets about 15 h 07 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 14 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 53 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near North Canton

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Ohio, measured between internal points. The closest is Canton, 4.8 miles away, with 69,211 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of North Canton, OH?

17,677 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 145 (0.8%) from 17,822 in July 2020.

What county is North Canton in?

Stark County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover North Canton?

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 44709, 44720.

How far is North Canton from Columbus?

105.3 miles (169.5 km) in a straight line, heading SW from North Canton.

What is the nearest larger city to North Canton?

Canton, OH, with 69,211 residents, 4.8 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.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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