Map of Canton, Ohio, United States

Canton is a city in Ohio, United States, with a population of about 71,885. It lies at 40.7989°N, 81.3785°W, about 323 m above sea level. Canton is about 427 km (265 mi) northwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Akron, 34 km to the north.

Canton at a glance

Where is Canton?

• The 8th largest city in Ohio on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 14 min on the shortest day to 15 h 06 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Canton

• Akron — 34 km north
• Cuyahoga Falls — 38 km north
• Stow — 40 km north
• Brunswick — 62 km northwest
• Boardman — 65 km northeast
• Warren — 68 km northeast
• Strongsville — 69 km northwest
• Youngstown — 70 km northeast
• Parma — 73 km northwest
• Cleveland Heights — 82 km north

Largest cities in Ohio

• Columbus — 913,175
• Cleveland — 365,379
• Cincinnati — 311,097
• Toledo — 265,638
• Akron — 197,542
• Dayton — 135,512
• Parma — 79,937
• Youngstown — 64,628
• Lorain — 63,647
• Hamilton — 62,407

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Other places named Canton

• Canton — Michigan, United States

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.