Canton Factoids – CSX City of the Week
Congratulations to Canton,
You’re the WCSX City of the Week
Canton factoids:
- Canton is known for shopping today, but back 50 years ago, Canton was known as the “Sweet Corn Capitol of Michigan.” Canton still has a thriving Farmers Market every Sunday between May and October.
- Canton, like Nankin and Peking townships, was named after a city in China. Canton is the only remaining local community with its original Chinese name.
- Canton’s Ford Rd is infamous for high traffic volume. Construction plans are advancing to make Ford Rd safer and flow traffic better.
- Canton Township is also consistently ranked as one of the safest cities in the United States, as well as in the state of Michigan. In 2015, the township was ranked as the 29th safest city in the U.S.