Canton Township is one of the seventeen townships

Civil township

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 of Stark County

Stark County, Ohio

Stark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 375,586. It is included in the Canton-Massillon, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area....

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 13,882 people in the township, 13,402 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Plain Township
  Plain Township, Stark County, Ohio
  Plain Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 51,997 people in the township, 35,543 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township...
  
   - north
• Nimishillen Township
  Nimishillen Township, Stark County, Ohio
  Nimishillen Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 9,098 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - northeast corner
• Osnaburg Township
  Osnaburg Township, Stark County, Ohio
  Osnaburg Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,886 people in the township, 4,257 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• Sandy Township
  Sandy Township, Stark County, Ohio
  Sandy Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 3,675 people in the township; this was a slight decrease from the 2000 census, which found 3,679 people in the township, 2,059 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the...
  
   - southeast corner
• Pike Township
  Pike Township, Stark County, Ohio
  Pike Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,088 people in the township, 3,282 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Bethlehem Township
  Bethlehem Township, Stark County, Ohio
  Bethlehem Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,650 people in the township, 4,210 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southwest corner
• Perry Township
  Perry Township, Stark County, Ohio
  Perry Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. It is an urban township; the 2000 census found 29,167 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - west
• Jackson Township
  Jackson Township, Stark County, Ohio
  Jackson Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 37,744 people in the township, 37,484 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northwest corner

The city of Canton

Canton, Ohio

Canton is the county seat of Stark County in northeastern Ohio, approximately south of Akron and south of Cleveland.The City of Caton is the largest incorporated area within the Canton-Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area...

, the county seat

County seat

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 of Stark County, occupies much of northern Canton Township. A small area around the northwest corner of the township remains outside of the city of Canton, and part of this area is occupied by part of the village of Meyers Lake

Meyers Lake, Ohio

Meyers Lake is a village in Stark County in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 565 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Canton–Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Meyers Lake is located at ....

. The unincorporated communities

Unincorporated area

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 of North Industry

North Industry, Ohio

North Industry is an unincorporated community in southern Canton Township, Stark County, Ohio, United States, along the Nimishillen Creek. Its altitude is 1,001 feet...

 and Waco

Waco, Ohio

Waco is an unincorporated community in central Canton Township, Stark County, Ohio, United States. It lies along State Route 43 just southeast of the Canton city line. Waco's altitude is 1,070 feet The community is part of the Canton–Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area.-References:...

 are located in the southern and central parts of the township respectively.

Government

The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer, who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officer position or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees. As of 2007, the trustees are Chris Nichols, Bill Smith, and Jim Wilcox, and the fiscal officer is Ron Smith.

Education

Students attend Canton Local Schools. The high school for this district is Canton South High School.

External links

• Township website
• County website
• Canton Local School District