Canton is located about 8 miles west of the city limits of Detroit and 8 miles east of the city limits of Ann Arbor.
Canton Township is 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 the United States.
The Canton Historical Society and Museum opened in 1982 in a one-roomed schoolhouse.