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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Haywood County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <2>
• Clyde
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Clyde is located in Haywood County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <2>
• Waynesville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesville
  • Waynesville is located in Haywood County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesville <2>
• Hazelwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
  • Hazelwood is located in Haywood County
• Maggie Valley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maggie Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggie Valley
  • Maggie Valley is located in Haywood County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maggie Valley <2>
• Asheville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asheville
  • Asheville is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asheville <2>
• Woodfin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodfin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfin
  • Woodfin is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodfin <2>
• Biltmore Forest
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biltmore Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore Forest
  • Biltmore Forest is located in Buncombe County
• Mills River
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills River
  • Mills River is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mills River <2>
• Marshall
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Marshall is located in Madison County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <2>
• Weaverville
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverville
  • Weaverville is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weaverville <2>
• Fletcher
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fletcher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
  • Fletcher is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fletcher <2>
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  • Brevard
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
    • Brevard is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brevard <2>
  • Sylva
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
    • Sylva is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylva <2>
  • Webster
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Webster is located in Jackson County

Haywood County ...

West Canton is located in Haywood County<3>.

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

• The FIPS Codes ...
  • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
  • State Code: 37 (North Carolina)
  • County Code: 087 (Haywood County)
  • Place Code: 72150 (West Canton)
  • State & County Code: 37/087 (North Carolina / Haywood County)
  • State & Place Code: 37/72150 (North Carolina / West Canton)

• 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Canton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Haywood County: www.gov.co.haywood.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)

The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)