History of Canton, Ohio
Canton is a city in Stark County, Ohio|Stark County, Ohio, United States. The city is located in northeastern Ohio, approximately 24 miles (37 km) south of Akron, Ohio|Akron{{cite web| last =| first =| authorlink =| coauthors =| title =Driving Directions from Canton, Ohio to Akron, Ohio| work =| publisher =Mapquest| date =June 5, 2007| url =http://www.mapquest.com/directions/main.adp?go=1&do=nw&rmm=1&un=m&cl=EN&ct=NA&rsres=1&1ffi=&1l=&1g=&1pl=&1v=&1n=&2ffi=&2l=&2g=&2pl=&2v=&2n=&1pn=&1a=&1c=Canton+&1s=OH&1z=&2pn=&2a=&2c=Akron&2s=OH&2z=&r=f| format =| doi =| accessdate =June 5, 2007}} and 60 miles (103 km) south of Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland{{cite web| last =| first =| authorlink =| coauthors =| title =Driving Directions from Canton, Ohio to Cleveland, Ohio| work =| publisher =Mapquest| date =2007-06-05| url =http://www.mapquest.com/directions/main.adp?go=1&do=nw&rmm=1&un=m&cl=EN&ct=NA&rsres=1&1ffi=&1l=&1g=&1pl=&1v=&1n=&2ffi=&2l=&2g=&2pl=&2v=&2n=&1pn=&1a=&1c=Canton+&1s=OH&1z=&2pn=&2a=&2c=Cleveland&2s=OH&2z=&r=f| format =| doi =| accessdate =2007-06-05}}.
As of the United States Census 2000|2000 census, the city had a total population of 80,806, but according to a 2005 Census estimate, the population has declined to 79,478{{cite web| last =| first =| authorlink =| coauthors =| title =Canton, Ohio Population finder| work =| publisher =US Census| date =2007-06-05| url =http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=16000US3912000&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=Canton&_cityTown=Canton&_state=04000US39&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null®=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry=
- | format =| doi =| accessdate =2007-06-05}}. Despite this decline, the 2004 figure actually moved Canton up from 9th to 8th place among Ohio cities, as Youngstown, Ohio|Youngstown, once considerably more populous than Canton, suffered a larger decline. Canton is the county seat of Stark County, Ohio|Stark County{{GR|6}}. The Canton-Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area has a total population of 406,934 as of the census of 2000.
Canton is home to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the McKinley National Memorial, the McKinley Memorial Mausoleum|William McKinley Presidential Library & Museum, and the First Ladies National Historic Site.
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