Canton Michigan:  The community of Canton, Michigan, is conveniently located in Western Wayne County with easy access to Metropolitan Detroit, Ann Arbor, and Metro Airport.  A charter township of Wayne County, Canton is 36 square miles and has a population of roughly 87,000 people. 

Communities:  Canton consists of many single family home neighborhoods--see Canton Neighborhoods and condominium communities--see Canton Condos offering a high quality of life. 

Shopping:  Canton features some of the best shopping in Metro Detroit along the Ford Rd. corridor including metro Detroits only Ikea store.  The Canton Downtown Development District runs along Ford Rd. from I-275 to roughly Canton Center Road. Other major shopping districts in the area include the Michigan Ave corridor, many neighborhood shopping centers and nearby Twelve Oaks Mall.

Education and Schools:  Plymouth-Canton Community Schools operates 26 schools and educational buildings including the Plymouth-Canton Educational Park featuring a 305-acre campus home to Salem High School, Canton High School and Plymouth High School and Canton North.  Links to Plymouth-Canton School resources:

• Early Childhood Programs
• Visual and Performing Arts, including the Plymouth Canton Marching Band, Orchestras, Educational Park Choirs, Park Players and Second Stage Players
• Athletics: Canton Athletics, Plymouth Athletics, and Salem Athletics
• Clubs and Teams including Lightning Robotics Team and Math Olympiad Team 

• Radio Channel 88.1 The Escape

Parks & Recreation:  Canton Parks & Rec features many neighborhood parks such as Oak Vale, Wagon Wheel, and Kings Way Park.  

• Summit on the Park Community Center has a swimming/aquatic center, fitness center, gymnasium, track, meeting rooms, and a banquet & conference center.

• The Canton Sports Center is in Victory Park on Michigan Avenue & has softball, baseball, volleyball, racquetball, basketball, golf, youth sports, the Arctic Edge Ice Arena and High Velocity Sports.

• Heritage Park:  on Heritage Park Dr.  105 acres with an amphitheater, splash playground, soccer fields, softball fields, pavilions, play equipment, picnic areas, gazebo, ponds, sand volleyball courts, football field, fishing pier, walking paths, restroom facilities, and a veterans memorial. This is also where the Summit on the Park and Pheasant Run Golf Club are located.

• Griffin Park: Sheldon Road between Cherry Hill and Saltz roads, 27 acres, including soccer fields, softball/baseball fields, picnic areas, a tot lot, play equipment, four recently renovated tennis courts, one recently renovated basketball court, and walking paths.

• The Lower Rouge Parkwayhas 4 Softball diamonds, 2 Baseball diamonds, a Football/soccer field, Tennis courts, Rest stations & Nature trails.

Public Golf Courses:

• Hickory Creek Golf Course,   Brae Burn Golf Club  & Links of Novi have challenging courses, Pro Shops, and Clubhouses.

• Bushwood Golf Course & Club is a family-oriented Par 3 golf course in a picturesque setting has a Golf Club with leagues, junior programs, events, a restaurant & more.

• Fellows Creek Golf Club has 27 holes on tree-lined fairways that are dotted with creeks and ponds.

• Private Golf Clubs Nearby: Meadowbrook Country Club,  Northville Hills Golf Club , St. John's Golf & Conference Center  

Demographics:  Canton Township, Wayne County Michigan population characteristics  from the US Census Bureau.