Canton, Ohio

Canton is a city in <a href="/facts/Stark_County%2c_Ohio/zlfuS6E0">Stark County, Ohio</a>, United States, and its <a href="/facts/County_seat/ItAWPoWw">county seat</a>. It is the <a href="/facts/List_of_cities_in_Ohio/d9hGxANN">eighth-most populous city</a> in Ohio with a population of 70,872 at the <a href="/facts/2020_United_States_census/dTEm5TRr">2020 census</a>, while the <a href="/facts/Canton%25E2%2580%2593Massillon_metropolitan_area/4F0bNEVo">Canton–Massillon metropolitan area</a> has an estimated 400,000 residents. Canton is located approximately 60 miles (97 km) south of <a href="/facts/Cleveland/rQb7qveu">Cleveland</a> and 20 miles (32 km) south of <a href="/facts/Akron%2c_Ohio/GH3anrAS">Akron</a> in <a href="/facts/Northeast_Ohio/dx4xmjXC">Northeast Ohio</a> on the edge of <a href="/facts/Ohio%2527s_Amish_Country/0otqLweV">Ohio's Amish Country</a>.
Founded in 1805 alongside the <a href="/facts/Nimishillen_Creek/8znlsuhj">Nimishillen Creek</a>, Canton became a center of <a href="/facts/Heavy_industry/yFY3ovdz">heavy industry</a> because of its numerous railroad lines. As shifts in the manufacturing industry led to the relocation or <a href="/facts/Layoff/8Nc5HRHV">downsizing</a> of many factories and workers during the late 20th century, the city's industry diversified into <a href="/facts/Tertiary_sector_of_industry/IbtKqotL">the service economy</a>, including retailing, education, finance and <a href="/facts/Health_care_in_the_United_States/8bHwL8CX">healthcare</a>.
Canton is best known as the home of the <a href="/facts/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame/RsETBMlT">Pro Football Hall of Fame</a> and the birthplace of the <a href="/facts/National_Football_League/cBH0hxRV">National Football League</a>. 25th U.S. president <a href="/facts/William_McKinley/BCd3fSjd">William McKinley</a> conducted his famous <a href="/facts/Front_porch_campaign/j1INu0mW">front porch campaign</a> from his home in Canton, winning the presidency in <a href="/facts/1896_United_States_presidential_election/q0kwBR4S">the 1896 election</a>. The <a href="/facts/McKinley_National_Memorial/tngaMstw">McKinley National Memorial</a> and <a href="/facts/William_McKinley_Presidential_Library_and_Museum/HJFM7fEE">William McKinley Presidential Library and Museum</a> commemorate his life and presidency. Canton was also selected as the site of the <a href="/facts/First_Ladies_National_Historic_Site/gGNLVCPD">First Ladies National Historic Site</a> largely in honor of his wife, <a href="/facts/Ida_Saxton_McKinley/IFl1LapX">Ida Saxton McKinley</a>.

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Canton, Ohio