Canton, Illinois

Canton, Illinois
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Motto: 
"We do that here"[1]
Location of Canton in Fulton County, Illinois.
Location of Canton in Fulton County, Illinois.
Canton, Illinois is located in Fulton County, Illinois
Canton, Illinois
Canton, Illinois
Location within Fulton County
Canton, Illinois is located in Illinois
Canton, Illinois
Canton, Illinois
Canton, Illinois (Illinois)
Coordinates: 40°33′28″N 90°2′3″W / 40.55778°N 90.03417°W / 40.55778; -90.03417
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyFulton
TownshipsCanton, Buckheart
Founded1825[2]
Incorporated1837[2]
Government
 • TypeMayor–council[3]
 • MayorKent McDowell
Area
 • Total
8.01 sq mi (20.76 km2)
 • Land7.86 sq mi (20.35 km2)
 • Water0.16 sq mi (0.41 km2)
Elevation640 ft (200 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
13,242
 • Density1,685.16/sq mi (650.62/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP code
61520[6]
Area code309
FIPS code17-11007
GNIS ID2393732[5]
Websitewww.cantonillinois.org

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).

  1. ^ Canton, Illinois website
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference outfitters was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Form of Government". City of Canton. 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
  4. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  5. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Canton, Illinois
  6. ^ "Canton IL ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  7. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2022.