Canton, Michigan
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 | |
Canton Township, Michigan Location within the state of Michigan Canton Township, Michigan Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 42°18′31″N 83°28′56″W / 42.30861°N 83.48222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Wayne |
| Settled | 1825 |
| Organized | 1834 |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Anne Marie Graham-Hudak |
| • Clerk | Michael Siegrist |
| • Treasurer | Dian Slavens |
| Area | |
| 36.14 sq mi (93.6 km2) | |
| • Land | 36.11 sq mi (93.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.078 km2) |
| Elevation | 679 ft (207 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| 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 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626030 |
| Website | canton-mi |
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.