Canton (Ohio)
Stark County
39-12000
Canton is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is located in Stark County, whose county seat is, and has 79 905 inhabitants ( as of 2004). The area of the urban area covers 53.3 km ².
The Pro Football Hall of Fame is located in Canton, it was opened in 1963.
The town is the seat of a bishopric of the Romanian Greek- Catholic Church.
Geography
Canton was founded in 1805 as a small village on the Nimishillen Creek and received 1854 status as a city (city ). The metropolitan area is located in a marshland which lies along and between the western and central source of the river Nimishillen Creek. The headwaters above flow together in the urban area to the actual flow. A short distance runs to the east, a third source drive of the said river.
Location
The neighboring municipalities Cantons are shown in the following figure.
Demography
¹ 1980-2000: census results; 2005: Updating the U.S. Census Bureau
Sports
- Canton Charge, Basketball, NBA Development League
Sons and daughters of the town
- Jacob Allen Abel (* 1987), actor
- Tim Colceri (* 1951), actor
- Andrew Cordier (1901-1975), an official of the General Secretariat of the United Nations, President of Columbia University
- Dan Dierdorf ( b. 1949 ), American football player and sports presenter
- Peggy Ann Garner (1932-1984), fashion model, film and theater actress
- Macy Gray ( born 1967), singer from the R & B
- Ronald Harris ( born 1947 ), Olympic gold medalist in boxing
- Kostas Koufos (* 1989), Greek -American basketball player at the position of the center
- Alan Page ( born 1945 ), American football player and lawyer
- Jean Peters (1926-2000), actress
- Marshall B. Rosenberg ( b. 1934 ), mediator and developer of the concept of Nonviolent Communication (NVC )
- Augustus John Schwertner (1870-1939), Bishop of Wichita
- Dutch Bacon (1886-1952), American football player and two-time champion in the NFL
- Steve Tracy (1952-1986), actor
- Rita Antoinette Rizzo (* 1923), Mother Angelica, founder of the religious television station EWTN
- Brian Hugh Warner (born 1969 ), also known as Marilyn Manson, musician, singer and founder of the rock band of the same name
- Dave Wottle (* 1950), middle-distance runner and Olympic champion
Others
When was country legend Hank Williams on January 1, 1953 was found dead in a car at a police checkpoint, he had been on his way to his next concert; it should take place in Canton.