Welcome to Canton ...The city of Canton is located Canton is located in Van Zandt County<1> and is the County Seat for Van Zandt County. While we don't have a date for the founding of Canton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1852. When the people of Canton refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Cantonian<2> See our Genealogy Helper Page for Canton for more information about variations on the name of Canton. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Canton has a population of 3,896 people<3> (see below for details). The community of Canton is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Canton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Canton: 903 & 430<5> The ZIP code for Canton: 75103<6> Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Canton had an population of 3,896 people. This is an increase of 8.8% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 18.35% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Canton had a population of 3,581 people (which is 6.81% of the total population of Van Zandt County). This makes Canton the county's most populous community. The population of Canton represents 0.01% of the total population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 409th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 3,581 people, the population of Canton increased 8.78% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,292 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Canton. Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 39 communities that are also named Canton - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Canton. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Canton. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Canton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Canton. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of 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 Canton. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Canton. Our list includes 10 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Canton. Looking for more information about 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 Canton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Canton. We originally found mention of 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 (so far) for Canton was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).
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