Canton, Michigan

Canton Township, Michigan
Charter township
Charter Township of Canton
The Canton Municipal Building in 2010
Motto:  "Michigan's Community of Vision!"
Location within Wayne County
Canton Township, Michigan Location within the state of Michigan Canton Township, Michigan Location within the United States
Coordinates: 42°18′31″N 83°28′56″W
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Wayne
Settled	1825
Organized	1834
Government
• Supervisor	Anne Marie Graham-Hudak
• Clerk	Michael Siegrist
• Treasurer	Dian Slavens
Area
• Charter township	36.14 sq mi (93.6 km2)
• Land	36.11 sq mi (93.5 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.078 km2)
Elevation	679 ft (207 m)
Population  (2020)
• Charter township	98,659
• Density	2,732.2/sq mi (1,054.9/km2)
• Metro	4,285,832 (Metro Detroit)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code(s)	48187, 48188
Area code	734
FIPS code	26-13120
GNIS feature ID	1626030
Website	www.cantonmi.gov

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Canton Township (commonly known simply as Canton) is a charter township in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A western suburb of Detroit, Canton is located roughly 23 miles (37.0 km) west of downtown Detroit, and 15 miles (24.1 km) east of Ann Arbor. As of the 2020 census, the township had a population of 98,659, making it Michigan's second most-populated township (after Clinton Township) and ninth most-populated municipality overall.