Welcome to East Canton ...

The village of East Canton is located in Stark County<1>.

The location of East Canton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Canton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1918.

A typical abbreviation for East Canton: E. Canton

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, East Canton has a population of 1,575 people<3> (see below for details).

East Canton is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: East Canton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for East Canton: (330) & (234)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, East Canton had an population of 1,575 people. This is a decrease of 1.01% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.31% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, East Canton had a population of 1,591 people. This makes East Canton the county's 9th most populous community.

The population of East Canton represents 0.01% of the total population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 439th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,591 people, the population of East Canton decreased 2.33% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,629 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for East Canton.

Communities Also Named East Canton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named East Canton - they are located in Iowa, Mississippi and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Canton.

Communities near East Canton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Canton.

• Canton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <6>
• Massillon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massillon
  • Massillon is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massillon <6>
• Green
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
  • Green is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green <6>
• Alliance
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Alliance is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alliance <6>
• North Canton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canton
  • North Canton is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,121 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Canton <6>
• New Franklin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
  • New Franklin is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
• Canal Fulton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canal Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Fulton
  • Canal Fulton is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canal Fulton <6>
• Sebring
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebring
  • Sebring is located in Mahoning County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebring <6>
• Mogadore
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogadore
  • Mogadore is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mogadore <6>
• Minerva
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minerva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
  • Minerva is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minerva <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around East Canton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Canton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Canton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Canton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Canton. See our Newspapers Page for East Canton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Canton ...

Looking for more information about East Canton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for East Canton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for East Canton.

Adding East Canton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Canton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for East Canton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the East Canton post office opened in 1918.

We also found East Canton on a map titled Map of the Lincoln Highway (1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Canton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Stark County: www.co.stark.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/