North Canton, Ohio

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North Canton is a city in Stark County, Ohio, United States. The population was 16,369 at the 2000 census.

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[edit] Geography

Location of North Canton, Ohio

North Canton is located at 40°52′30″N, 81°24′4″W (40.875007, -81.401053)GR1. The West Branch of Nimishillen Creek flows through the city.[1]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.7 km² (6.1 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 16,369 people, 7,114 households, and 4,382 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,041.2/km² (2,697.1/mi²). There were 7,506 housing units at an average density of 477.4/km² (1,236.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.90% White, 1.12% African American, 0.07% Native American, 1.04% Asian, 0.18% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.82% of the population.

There were 7,114 households out of which 23.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.4% were non-families. 33.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.80.

In the city the population was spread out with 19.3% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 22.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $42,013, and the median income for a family was $53,268. Males had a median income of $39,517 versus $29,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $24,045. About 3.5% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.7% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Other information

Students attend North Canton City Schools, which consists of Clearmount, Orchard Hill, Northwood, and Greentown Elementary Schools, plus North Canton Middle School and North Canton Hoover High School.

North Canton was once home to the headquarters of The Hoover Company, and still present is the company's first vacuum factory, although not the main one. North Canton is currently the headquarters for Diebold. The current mayor is David Held.

[edit] Famous People from North Canton

Todd Blackledge - Guided Penn State to a NCAA football national championship in 1982. Played for the Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers. Presently a college football analyst for ESPN.

Dick Snyder - Former NBA basketball player for the St. Louis Hawks, Phoenix Suns, Seattle Supersonics, and Cleveland Cavaliers

Jud Logan - US Olympian

Dickie Hemrick - Held the ACC record for points in NCAA basketball for 51 years and still leads in most rebounds for the conference at Wake Forest. Played for the Boston Celtics.

[edit] References

  1. ^ DeLorme (1991). Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-233-1.

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Stark County, Ohio
Canton, county seat
Municipalities

Alliance | Beach City | Brewster | Canal Fulton | Canton | East Canton | East Sparta | Hartville | Hills and Dales | Limaville | Louisville | Magnolia | Massillon | Meyers Lake | Minerva | Navarre | North Canton | Waynesburg | Wilmot
Townships

Bethlehem | Canton | Jackson | Lake | Lawrence | Lexington | Marlboro | Nimishillen | Osnaburg | Paris | Perry | Pike | Plain | Sandy | Sugar Creek | Tuscawaras | Washington
Census-designated places

Greentown | Perry Heights | Uniontown
Other localities

Maximo | Middlebranch | North Lawrence | Paris | Robertsville
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