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Canton

city in Fulton County, Illinois, United States
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Canton

Summary

Canton is a city in the United States[1]. Canton has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Canton is located in Fulton County[3].
  • Canton is in the country of United States[4].
  • Canton's instance of is recorded as city in the United States[5].
  • Canton's postal code is recorded as 61520[6].
  • Canton's Commons category is recorded as Canton, Illinois[7].
  • Canton's local dialing code is recorded as 309[8].
  • 1825 marks the founding of Canton[9].
  • Canton's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.5578, 'lon': -90.0342}[10].
  • Canton's official website is recorded as http://www.cantonillinois.org/[11].
  • Canton's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Canton, Illinois[12].
  • Canton has a population of {'amount': '+762'}[13].
  • Canton has a population of {'amount': '+15288'}[14].
  • Canton has a population of {'amount': '+14704'}[15].
  • Canton has a population of {'amount': '+13242'}[16].
  • Canton's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17].
  • Canton's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Canton'}[18].
  • Canton's category for people born here is recorded as Q32367118[19].
  • Canton's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+5154'}[20].
  • Canton's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Canton, Illinois[21].
  • Canton sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+650'}[22].
  • Canton covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+20.89'}[23].
  • Canton covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+20.893967'}[24].
  • Canton's water as percent of area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+2.021'}[25].
  • Canton's territory overlaps is recorded as Canton urban area[26].
  • Canton's per capita income is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+30144'}[27].

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Founding

1825 marks the founding of Canton[9].

Identity

Canton's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Canton'}[18].

Why It Matters

Canton has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Canton is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Dirac · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Website → —
    Population → {'amount': '+762'}, {'amount': '+15288'}, {'amount': '+14704'} +1
    Population → —
    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+650'}
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: Parlin Library, Canton, Illinois.JPG, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/261402|batch #261402]]"
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