Мичиган штатындағы Кантон қаласы

American township in Michigan

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 mile (37 km) west of downtown Detroit, and 15 mile (24 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.

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 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 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 mile (5 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 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. A post office under the name Canton operated here from January 24, 1852, until it was transferred on March 17, 1857. Sheldon also contained a depot along the Michigan Central Railroad. The community itself is a designated Michigan State Historic Site and also contains the Territorial Road historic marker.

Earlier, on October 20, 1829, the legislature had passed a bill creating the townships of Lima and Richland out of Bucklin Township. Governor Lewis Cass returned the acts unapproved, citing a conflict under the law. The names conflicted with post offices in existence, contrary to a territorial law from April 12, 1827, prohibiting incorporation of a new township bearing the same name as any existing post office. The legislature thus had to substitute the names of Nankin and Pekin after the cities of Nanjing (Nanking) and Beijing (Peking) in China. The name of Pekin was extinguished when it was renamed Redford in 1833. The Township of Canton was created by act of the Michigan Territorial Legislature on March 7, 1834, out of a southern portion of Plymouth Township. It was named in honor of the port and provincial capital known historically as Canton, Imperial China, known today from the pinyin standard as Guangzhou. The first meeting to organize the township was held in April 1834. In the summer of 2002, the emerald ash borer was discovered in Canton, eventually infesting the Great Lakes region. The Canton Historical Society and Museum opened in 1982 in a one roomed schoolhouse. In August 24, 2023 an EF 0 tornado hit Canton around 10:20 PM.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.14 square miles (94 km2), of which 36.11 square miles (94 km2) is land and 0.03 square miles (0 km2) (0.08%) is water. The south of the township is drained by the Lower River Rouge and its tributaries, including Pine Creek, which drains from the northwest corner to the southeast. The northeast is drained by Tonquish Creek and Garden Creek, which are tributaries of the Middle River Rouge.

runs south–north near the eastern edge of the township and is accessible via Michigan Avenue (exit 22) and Ford Road (exit 25). runs east–west through the southern portion of the township. runs east–west near the center of the township.

Canton–Plymouth Mettetal Airport is a public use airport located in the northeast section of the township.

I 275 Metro Trail is a bicycle trail that runs parallel to Interstate 275.

Canton Township is served by the Plymouth Canton Community Schools (which serves the northern 2/3 portion of Canton), Wayne Westland Community Schools (which serves the south eastern portion of Canton) and Van Buren Public Schools (which serves the south western portion of the township). P CCS includes most of Canton Township, the city of Plymouth, Plymouth Township, and portions of Salem, Superior, and Northville Townships.

A portion is in Wayne Westland Community Schools Most Wayne Westland zoned areas are zoned to Walker Winter Elementary School in Canton. A small portion is zoned to Roosevelt McGrath Elementary School in Wayne. Some portions of the Wayne Westland section of Canton are zoned to Stevenson Middle School in Westland, while the majority is zoned to Franklin Middle School in Wayne. The Wayne Westland section of Canton is split between both John Glenn High School in Westland, and Wayne Memorial High School in Wayne.