Canton is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Stark County, Ohio. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio and is situated on the Nimishillen Creek, approximately 24 miles (38 km) south of Akron, Ohio and 60 miles (96 km) south of Cleveland, Ohio.

It was founded in 1805 on the West and Middle Branches of the Nimishillen Creek, and became a manufacturing center owing to its location with numerous railroad lines. After the decline of heavy industry, the city's industry has since diversified into tertiary sector of industry, including retailing, education, financial, and Health care in the United States sectors.
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Canton is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Stark County, Ohio. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio and is situated on the Nimishillen Creek, approximately 24 miles (38 km) south of Akron, Ohio and 60 miles (96 km) south of Cleveland, Ohio.

It was founded in 1805 on the West and Middle Branches of the Nimishillen Creek, and became a manufacturing center owing to its location with numerous railroad lines. After the decline of heavy industry, the city's industry has since diversified into tertiary sector of industry, including retailing, education, financial, and Health care in the United States sectors.

The population was 80,806 at the United States Census 2000, but according to a 2007 census estimate, the population has declined to 78,319. Despite this decline, the 2007 figure actually had moved Canton up from 9th to 8th place among Ohio cities, as Youngstown, Ohio, once considerably more populous than Canton, had suffered a larger decline. According to the US Census 2007 estimate, the Canton-Massillon, Ohio Canton-Massillon metropolitan area has a total population of 407,180 residents.

Canton is home to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the McKinley National Memorial, the McKinley National Memorial, and the First Ladies National Historic Site.

History
Canton was founded in 1805. Cantonrep.com quotes Kim Kenney, the curator of the McKinley National Memorial, whose information came from E.T. Heald's series The Stark County Story, as saying that Canton was incorporated as a village in 1822, and then as a city in 1838. However, the history page of the City of Canton's web page gives the date for incorporation as a village as being in 1815, as a town in 1834, and as a city in 1854. http://www.cantonrep.com/index.phpID=279481], and http://www.cantonohio.gov/pg=history]