Canton, Michigan
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Canton Township (commonly known simply as Canton) is a charter township in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A western suburb of Detroit, Canton is located roughly 23 miles (37.0 km) west of downtown Detroit, and 15 miles (24.1 km) east of Ann Arbor. As of the 2020 census, the township had a population of 98,659, making it Michigan's second most-populated township (after Clinton Township) and ninth most-populated municipality overall.[3]
Canton Township, Michigan | |
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Charter Township of Canton | |
The Canton Municipal Building in 2010 | |
Motto: "Michigan's Community of Vision!" | |
![]() Location within Wayne County | |
Coordinates: 42°18′31″N 83°28′56″W | |
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State | ![]() |
County | Wayne |
Settled | 1825 |
Organized | 1834 |
Government | |
• Supervisor | Anne Marie Graham-Hudak |
• Clerk | Michael Siegrist |
• Treasurer | Dian Slavens |
Area | |
• Charter township | 36.14 sq mi (93.6 km2) |
• Land | 36.11 sq mi (93.5 km2) |
• Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) |
Elevation | 679 ft (207 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Charter township | 98,659 |
• Density | 2,732.2/sq mi (1,054.9/km2) |
• Metro | 4,285,832 (Metro Detroit) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code(s) | 48187, 48188 |
Area code | 734 |
FIPS code | 26-13120[1] |
GNIS feature ID | 1626030[2] |
Website | Official website |
The township is ranked as the 96th highest-income place in the United States with a population of 50,000 or more and is also consistently ranked as one of the safest cities in the state and nation. In 2015, the township was ranked as the 29th safest city in Michigan.[4]