Canton, Illinois Canton, Illinois Canton, Illinois is positioned in Fulton County, Illinois Canton, Illinois - Canton, Illinois Show map of Fulton County, Illinois State Illinois Townships Canton, Buckheart Canton is the biggest city in Fulton County, Illinois, United States.
The Canton Micropolitan Travel Destination covers all of Fulton County; it is in turn part of the wider Peoria-Canton, IL Combined Travel Destination (CSA).
Canton is positioned in northeastern Fulton County at 40 33 28 N 90 02 03 W. Illinois Routes 9 and 78 pass through the downtown together.
IL 9 leads east 8 miles (13 km) to Banner near the Illinois River and west 27 miles (43 km) to Bushnell, while IL 78 leads north 10 miles (16 km) to Farmington and south 11 miles (18 km) to Little America in the Illinois River valley.
According to the 2010 census, Canton has a total region of 8.063 square miles (20.88 km2), of which 7.9 square miles (20.46 km2) (or 97.98%) is territory and 0.163 square miles (0.42 km2) (or 2.02%) is water. Canton was established in 1825 by settler Isaac Swan, who believed his new town and Canton, China, were antipodes. Abundant coal and labor, and the adjacency of barns s and the Illinois River made Canton a factory town.
The town's employers now include the Illinois state prison titled the Illinois River Correctional Center, the city's Graham Hospital, Cook Medical, Spoon River College and retail stores. Two citizens were killed, and the storm caused primary damage to the downtown area. A circus had visited the town/city just one week before , the first circus to entertain in Canton since 1835.
In November, 1975, the Canton City Council passed an ordinance banning circuses inside the town/city limits in perpetuity. Central Illinois Energy, a locally financed cooperative, began planning for a corn-fermentation ethanol plant in 2002.
Construction and finance delays resulted in its opening in 2007, approximately 4 miles (6 km) south of the city.
Central Illinois Energy's assets were bought by a private company, assembly was completed, and the plant began manufacturing in the summer of 2008, retitled Riverland Biofuels. The plant was shuttered again in 2010, and its facilities purchased by Aventine Renewable Energy.
Company owner William "Bill" Cook had grown up in Canton and wanted to do something to help revitalize his home town community.
Some of the costs related to Cook Medical were prepared to be paid for with state funds: a $750,000 Community Development Assistance Program grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and a $1.1 million grant from the Illinois Department of Transportation for transit framework improvements near the plant. Scott Eells, the chief operating officer for Cook Group, has said that the factory will eventually be 45,000 square feet (4,200 m2), with more than 300 employees.
Bill Cook had previously announced he was buying and renovating a several old Canton buildings, including the 1883 Randolph Building on the town square. Canton is served by a daily newspaper, The Daily Ledger, as well as by WBYS, Q98.1 FM & WCDD radio WMBD WYZZWEEK WSEC WTVP WHOI WICS WRSP TV and a no-charge monthly improve magazine, Canton Area Communities Magazine. Canton is a part of the Peoria, Illinois and Springfield tv viewing area.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 20.3% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
Bill Edley (born 1948), Illinois state legislator and businessman a b c Canton Area Chamber of Commerce (January 1996).
"The History of Canton, Illinois".
City of Canton.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Enumeration Summary File 1 (G001), Canton city, Illinois".
"History of Fulton County Illinois, Page 526".
History of Fulton County Illinois.
"Cook Medical Brings New Beginning to Canton" (Press release).
Canton Daily Ledger.
Canton, Illinois: Gate - House Media, Inc.
"Three properties condemned, 48 the rest damaged in deadly Canton blast".
Peoria, Illinois: Gate - House Media.
Canton Daily Ledger (online ed.).
Canton, Illinois: Gate - House Media.
"The Doors | Canton High School Auditorium 1967".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Canton, Illinois.
Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclop dia Britannica article Canton (Illinois).
City of Canton official website History of Canton Township Municipalities and communities of Fulton County, Illinois, United States Canton Cuba Farmington Lewistown This populated place also has portions in an adjoining county or counties
Categories:
Cities in Illinois - Cities in Fulton County, Illinois - Micropolitan areas of Illinois - Canton, Illinois - Populated places established in 1825 - Peoria urbane region - 1825 establishments in Illinois
|