Census Data for West Canton
As far as we can tell, West Canton has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.
While we don't have census information for West Canton, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:
- Canton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Clyde
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Waynesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Maggie Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Asheville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Woodfin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Biltmore Forest
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Biltmore Forest is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore Forest
- Mills River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Weaverville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fletcher
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
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- Brevard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sylva
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Webster
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
Haywood County ...
West Canton is located in Haywood County<2>.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Haywood County.
Miscellaneous Information for West Canton ...
The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Haywood County or the community of West Canton:
- The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to West Canton:
- GNIS ID for West Canton: 1023161
- GNIS ID for Haywood County: 1008561
- GNIS ID for State of North Carolina: 1027616
- Misc. Census Codes ...
- West Canton is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division).
For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for West Canton.
Footnotes ...
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| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Haywood, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |