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North Canton, Ohio

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Plain Township. It lies in ZIP code area 44720. The Survey maps it on the North Canton quadrangle. 17,842 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,161 feet above sea level.

North Canton within Stark County

Population over time

2 figures

North Canton grew from 17,488 to 17,842 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
201017,488
202017,842+354 (+2%)

Then and now

1901 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 93 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of North Canton, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of North Canton, surveyed 1901

Topographic sheets covering this place

17 sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

In the 1881 county history

1,386 words on this township

The county history of 1881 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for the smaller places. Its township is covered in full.

The chapter on Plain Township covers the township.

Read the chapter on Plain Township - 1,386 words.

Fires nearby

1 since 2005

The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of North Canton between 2005 and 2005, burning about 30 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
14 April 2005Debris and open burning30 acresOhio Department of Natural Resourcesnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Stark County

Specimens collected nearby

12 of 422 shown

Museums hold 422 specimens collected within 10 miles of North Canton between 1836 and 1975: 357 Animalia, 54 Plantae, 5 Unrecorded, 5 Fungi, 1 Protozoa. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. W. Cusick, A.M. Rogers, Allen, John and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.

Image SpeciesYear Collected by Where, as recorded
Specimen of unnamed1907Bruce Fink
Specimen of Pemphigus Hartig, 1839Pemphigus Hartig, 18391948C. MohrMassillon
A photograph of the species Carex granularis, not of this specimenCarex granularis Muhl. ex Willd.1836Collector unknownCanton
A photograph of the species Carex intumescens, not of this specimenCarex intumescens Rudge1836Collector unknownCanton
A photograph of the species Ectopistes migratorius, not of this specimenEctopistes migratorius (Linnaeus, 1766)1875not recordedNo specific locality recorded.
A photograph of the species Archilochus colubris, not of this specimenArchilochus colubris (Linnaeus, 1758)1885Bulley, R. HCanton
A photograph of the species Dumetella carolinensis, not of this specimenDumetella carolinensis (Linnaeus, 1766)1885Bulley, R. HCanton
A photograph of the species Hylocichla mustelina, not of this specimenHylocichla mustelina (Gmelin, 1789)1885Bulley, R. HCanton
A photograph of the species Icterus galbula, not of this specimenIcterus galbula (Linnaeus, 1758)1885not recordedCanton
A photograph of the species Melospiza georgiana, not of this specimenMelospiza georgiana (Latham, 1790)1885Bulley, R. HCanton
A photograph of the species Molothrus ater, not of this specimenMolothrus ater ater (Boddaert, 1783)1885Bulley, R. HCanton
A photograph of the species Picoides pubescens, not of this specimenPicoides pubescens medianus (Swainson, 1832)1885Bulley, R. HCanton

All 422 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries nearby

10 of 16 shown

The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of North Canton: 8 past producers, 8 producers. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
East Ohio Limestone Co. QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
East Ohio QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Ohio Ferro-Alloys/ Canton, OhioIronProducer
Beldon Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Beldon Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Central Allied Pit Number 2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Central Allied Pit Number 2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Columbus Road PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Columbus Road PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Diano Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in Stark County

Storms nearby

28 since 1998

The National Weather Service names North Canton in 28 storm reports between 1998 and 2022: 15 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 2 lightning, 2 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2005LightningNorth Canton1 hurtA man was thrown nearly twenty feet after being struck by lightning. Reports indicate that the man only suffered minor injuries.
July 2008HailNorth Canton$5,000,000Golf ball size hail was reported in North Canton. Many vehicles were damaged by the hail.
June 2014Flash FloodNorth Canton$1,500,000On the evening of June 18th heavy rain fell over northern Stark County between 6 and 7 PM. A automated rain gauge in Alliance measured 1.35 inches in that one hour. This intense rain on saturated ground and still flooded portions of town led to flash flooding and more intense damage to the Plain Township area. Two homes on Chaucer Street in Sherwood Village collapsed when their foundations gave way. Several other homes have sanitary sewer problems. More than 100 residents whose property sustained flood damage. 10-14 people were evacuated that evening from an apartment complex which was inundated with 18 of flood waters from a tributary of the Middle Branch of the Nimishillen Creek. Homes on Arboretum Circle were also evacuated on Wednesday night from the Zimber Ditch. Numerous roads sustained erosion and tar removal from the flowing water. Graybill Road between Massillon Road and Mayfair Road suffered erosion. Berna Road was closed for two weeks to repair two damaged pipes. Greensburg Road, near the 1600 block of Nimisila Road was also damaged by flood waters.
July 2000LightningNorth Canton$175,000Lightning struck a twelve unit apartment building and caused a fire.
May 2012Flash FloodNorth Canton$50,000Between 620 PM and 635 PM a torrential shower moved over the Beldon Village are in North Canton located just west of I-77. The shower lasted only 15 minutes, however during a 10 minute period rainfall rates jumped to 4.36 in/hr as estimated by NWS Doppler Radar. No gauges were located at the site of the flooding, but radar estimates put this rate around a 100 year rain for this part of Ohio. This extreme rate overwhelmed drainage systems with excessive runoff. The impact area was limited to a 1/4 to a 1/2 mile radius from the Beldon Village Mall. The parking lot of the mall with over 4 feet of water, manhole covers were blown off from the water pressure of the stormwater system, and several nearby roads flooded. A number of businesses were flooded including a grocery store and a fast food restaurant with as much as 2 feet of water. Several cars were flooded and one woman needed to be rescued. Storm total rainfall estimates were a little over an inch, however the extreme rainfall rates were the cause to the damage in this event.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindNorth Canton$50,000Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees in Plain and Lake Townships. A home was damaged by a tree in Lake Township west of Hartville.
October 1999Thunderstorm WindNorth Canton$50,000Ten to 15 power poles were downed by thunderstorm winds.
November 2003Thunderstorm WindNorth Canton$25,000Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 mph downed many trees in and around North Canton.
October 2001Thunderstorm WindNorth Canton$20,000Thunderstorm winds downed one tree in North Canton and a second in Alliance. A section of roof was torn off of a house in Canton.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindNorth Canton$10,000Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindNorth Canton$5,000Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindNorth Canton$4,000Three trees were reported down.
May 2014Thunderstorm WindNorth Canton$3,000Thunderstorm winds downed a tree and a couple large limbs.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindNorth Canton$2,000Thunderstorm winds downed several large tree limbs.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindNorth Canton$2,000A large tree and a flag pole were downed due to severe thunderstorm winds.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindNorth Canton$2,000A few large limbs downed from thunderstorm winds.
May 1998Thunderstorm WindNorth Canton$2,000Trees were downed.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindNorth Canton$1,000Thunderstorm winds downed a tree.
May 2022HailNorth Canton-Nickel-size hail in North Canton.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindNorth Canton-Numerous trees down in North Canton.
April 2020HailNorth Canton-Trained spotters reported quarter-size hail in North Canton and Louisville.
August 2020HailNorth Canton-Penny-size hail in Plain Township (about 1.75 miles ENE of North Canton).
May 2014HailNorth Canton-Penny size hail was observed.
September 2013HailNorth Canton-Quarter sized hail was observed.
May 2012HailNorth Canton-Penny sized hail was observed.
September 2010Thunderstorm WindNorth Canton-Thunderstorm winds downed a couple of large tree limbs.
June 2007HailNorth Canton-Penny to quarter size hail was observed.
May 2005HailNorth Canton-Penny size hail was observed.

Every storm recorded in Stark County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Tower Terrace1.0 miles17
Orchard Acres1.1 miles17
The Knolls1.4 miles17
Marchand (historical)1.4 miles17
Skyline Hills2.0 miles17
Canton Gardens2.0 miles17
Mount Pleasant2.2 miles17
Mount Vernon2.6 miles17

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on North CantonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q586285The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1065163. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.