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About Canton

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.The township is ranked as the 96th highest-income place in the United States with a population of 50,000 or more and is also consistently ranked as one of the safest cities in the state and nation. In 2015, the township was ranked as the 29th safest city in Michigan. == Communities == Canton is an unincorporated community within the township, although the name often refers to the whole township itself. It is located just south of M-153 (Ford Road) at 42°18′31″N 83°28′56″W. The Canton post office, first established in 1852, serves an area conterminous with the township itself—using the 48187 ZIP Code north of Cherry Hill Road and the 48188 ZIP Code to the south. Cherry Hill is an unincorporated community in the northwestern portion of the township at 42°18′22″N 83°32′10″W. Centered along the intersection of Cherry Hill Road and Ridge Road, it is the site of a new urbanist neighborhood, as well as containing numerous original historic structures. Hoffman was a historic settlement located 3.0 miles (4.8 km) west of the city of Wayne within Canton Township in 1880. Sheldon (or Sheldon's Corners) is an unincorporated community in the southern portion of the township on U.S. Highway 12 just west of Interstate 275 at 42°16′29″N 83°28′33″W. Named after early settler Perry Sheldon, the community dates back to 1825 and predates the creation of Canton Township. That year, Timothy and Rachel Sheldon built the Sheldon Inn, which stood until it was demolished in 2021.