Canton, Illinois

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Peoria. It is located about 25 miles [40 km] to the northeast of Canton and has a population of 112,936 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Pekin. It is located about 21 miles [33 km] to the east of Canton and has a population of 33,857 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bartonville	E	20 mi [32.19 km]	6,160	2.38% decrease
	Beardstown	SW	43 mi [69.2 km]	5,859	1.61% increase
	Chillicothe	NE	37 mi [59.5 km]	5,901	1.58% decrease
	Creve Coeur	E	23 mi [37.01 km]	5,206	4.44% decrease
	East Peoria	E	27 mi [43.45 km]	22,760	0.54% increase
	Eureka	E	41 mi [66 km]	5,368	10.2% increase
	Galesburg	NW	31 mi [49.89 km]	31,181	7.49% decrease
	Kewanee	N	47 mi [75.6 km]	12,302	4.96% decrease
	Lincoln	SE	45 mi [72.4 km]	14,541	5.39% decrease
	Macomb	W	34 mi [54.7 km]	19,736	6.35% increase
	Monmouth	NW	39 mi [62.8 km]	9,321	5.28% decrease
	Morton	E	30 mi [48.28 km]	16,039	5.53% increase
	Peoria Heights	NE	29 mi [46.67 km]	6,230	6.1% decrease
	Washington	E	33 mi [53.1 km]	13,942	28.6% increase
	West Peoria	NE	23 mi [37.01 km]	4,456	6.43% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Banner	SE	7 mi [11.27 km]	142	4.7% decrease
	Bryant	S	7 mi [11.27 km]	242	5.1% decrease
	Cuba	SW	9 mi [14.48 km]	1,333	5.99% decrease
	Dunfermline	S	4 mi [6.44 km]	301	14.89% increase
	Ellisville	W	14 mi [22.53 km]	82	5.75% decrease
	Fairview	NW	9 mi [14.48 km]	480	2.64% decrease
	Farmington	N	9 mi [14.48 km]	2,433	6.46% decrease
	Glasford	E	11 mi [17.7 km]	1,033	4% decrease
	Kingston Mines	E	14 mi [22.53 km]	252	2.7% decrease
	Lewistown	SW	12 mi [19.31 km]	2,374	5.87% decrease
	Liverpool	S	12 mi [19.31 km]	113	5.04% decrease
	Norris	N	4 mi [6.44 km]	184	5.15% decrease
	Saint David	S	4 mi [6.44 km]	547	6.81% decrease
	Smithfield	SW	14 mi [22.53 km]	203	5.14% decrease
	Yates City	N	14 mi [22.53 km]	667	8% decrease

Fulton County

Canton is located in Fulton County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fulton: Knox, Mason, McDonough, Peoria, Schuyler, Tazewell and Warren. Although it doesn't share a border with Fulton, Logan it is close to Canton.

Below are counties that are near Canton (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Canton:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Canton
	Cass County	S	Chandlerville	36 miles [57 km]
	Knox County	NW	Rapatee	12 miles [19 km]
	Logan County	SE	San Jose	29 miles [46 km]
	Marshall County	NE	Lawn Ridge	35 miles [56 km]
	Mason County	SE	Goofy Ridge	12 miles [19 km]
	McDonough County	W	Prairie City	22 miles [35 km]
	Menard County	S	Oakford	32 miles [51 km]
	Peoria County	NE	Cramer	10 miles [16 km]
	Schuyler County	S	Bluff City	28 miles [45 km]
	Stark County	NE	Duncan	31 miles [49 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Illinois<3>

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