Welcome to Canal Fulton ...

The city of Canal Fulton is located in Stark County<1>.

The location of Canal Fulton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Canal Fulton: FUL-tuhn<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Canal Fulton, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Canal Fulton has a population of 5,410 people<4> (see below for details).

Canal Fulton is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: Canal Fulton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Canal Fulton: (330) & (234)<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Canal Fulton had an population of 5,410 people. This is a decrease of 1.26% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 6.9% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Canal Fulton had a population of 5,479 people. This makes Canal Fulton the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Canal Fulton represents 0.05% of the population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 238th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,479 people, the population of Canal Fulton increased 8.26% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 5,061 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Canal Fulton.

Communities near Canal Fulton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Canal Fulton.

• Akron
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Akron is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 195,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <7>
• Canton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <7>
• Cuyahoga Falls
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuyahoga Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyahoga Falls
  • Cuyahoga Falls is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuyahoga Falls <7>
• Massillon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massillon
  • Massillon is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massillon <7>
• Wooster
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster
  • Wooster is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wooster <7>
• Barberton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberton
  • Barberton is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barberton <7>
• Green
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
  • Green is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green <7>
• Wadsworth
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth
  • Wadsworth is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadsworth <7>
• Tallmadge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallmadge
  • Tallmadge is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,539 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallmadge <7>
• North Canton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canton
  • North Canton is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,121 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Canton <7>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Canal Fulton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Canal Fulton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Canal Fulton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Canal Fulton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Canal Fulton. Our list includes 12 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Canal Fulton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Canal Fulton ...

Looking for more information about Canal Fulton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Canal Fulton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Canal Fulton.

Adding Canal Fulton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Canal Fulton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Canal Fulton was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Canal Fulton on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Canal Fulton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Canal Fulton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Stark County: www.co.stark.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/