Canton, IL

Canton is a city located in Stark County, Illinois, United States. The population was 25,521 at the 2010 census. Canton is the county seat of Stark County. Canton was founded in 1818 and incorporated as a town in 1837. It became a city in 1889.

The city's economy is based on manufacturing, retail trade, and service industries. Manufacturing includes automotive parts and components, medical equipment and supplies, food processing equipment and chemicals, plastics products, and other industrial products. Retail trade includes restaurants (particularly fast-food), convenience stores/gas stations, home furnishings stores (particularly those selling home improvement items), clothing stores (including chain stores), and other general merchandise stores. Service industries include insurance companies (especially life insurance companies), banks (both national and local), professional services firms such as law firms and accounting firms, educational institutions such as colleges and universities, health care providers such as hospitals and clinics, transportation services such as taxi companies/cab services