Canton, Illinois | |
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| Motto: "We do that here"[1] | |
 Location of Canton in Fulton County, Illinois. | |
  Canton, Illinois Location within Fulton County  Canton, Illinois Canton, Illinois (Illinois) | |
| Coordinates: 40°33′28″N 90°2′3″W / 40.55778°N 90.03417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Fulton |
| Townships | Canton, Buckheart |
| Founded | 1825[2] |
| Incorporated | 1837[2] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council[3] |
| • Mayor | Kent McDowell |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.01 sq mi (20.76 km2) |
| • Land | 7.86 sq mi (20.35 km2) |
| • Water | 0.16 sq mi (0.41 km2) |
| Elevation | 640 ft (200 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 13,242 |
| • Density | 1,685.16/sq mi (650.62/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 61520[6] |
| Area code | 309 |
| FIPS code | 17-11007 |
| GNIS ID | 2393732[5] |
| Website | www |
Canton is the largest city in Fulton County, Illinois, United States. The population was 13,242 at the 2020 census, down from 14,704 at the 2010 census.[7] The Canton Micropolitan Statistical Area covers all of Fulton County; it is in turn, part of the wider Peoria–Canton, IL Combined Statistical Area (CSA).
- ^ Canton, Illinois website
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
outfitterswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Form of Government". City of Canton. 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Canton, Illinois
- ^ "Canton IL ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2022.