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North Canton’s post office opened in 1918, and 3 of its places are on the National Register

More historic than 35% of U.S. towns · #801 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it

Most of North Canton was built recently: 8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1971. 3 places in town are on the National Register, among them a historic district with 6 buildings. Below: maps from 1901 on and the census since 1910.

1918first post office
3on the National Register
8%homes built before 1940
5famous people
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Quick answers

How North Canton began

When was North Canton founded?

1918

The North Canton post office opened in 1918, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, New Berlin (1832), opened inside today’s city and later closed.

First census: 865 in 19102020 census: 17,842108 years

How historic is North Canton?

C

More historic than 35% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: the first North Canton post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓
History grade

What drives North Canton’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, North Canton is more historic than 35% of U.S. towns, #801 of 993 in Ohio. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.

C
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of North Canton’s overall grade.
Founding era1918, from the first post office: founded 1900–1944, an older era than 9% of U.S. townsDHomes built before 19407.6% of homes (±2.2) · typical OH town 14.5% · U.S. 8.4%C+National Register3 listings, 11 historic buildings, 6.2 per 10,000 residents · typical OH town 2.9 · U.S. 2.4B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 35%
NewerOlder
Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 19%

Ohio towns list about as much on the Register as the country (a typical Ohio town has 2.9 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so North Canton’s 6.2 sits above most of its state (67% of Ohio towns have fewer) while its 11 historic buildings outnumber those of 76% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D to B. The pre-1940 share (±2.2 points) is firm at this size. The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date.

Founding year: the first post office (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about North Canton’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of North Canton are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages1 post office opened and closed inside today’s North Canton, and 4 old place names are still on the map.
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Start North Canton’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how North Canton’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

North Canton had its own post office from 1918 to 1921. Another post office, New Berlin, opened and closed inside today’s town.

New Berlin
1832–1918
North Canton
1918–1921
18301930today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Evergreen Mobile ParkRoyal Mobile ParkThe KnollsTower Terrace
Gone or out of use
North Canton High SchoolschoolNorth Canton Post Officepost office
1cemetery inside North Canton
Saint Pauls

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

The story

How North Canton came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of North Canton.

Read it all →

North Canton was established by "German settlers" February 19, 1831, as the Village of New Berlin; the first village platted in Plain Township in Stark County. Residents were primarily of German descent. During World War I, it became unfashionable to be associated with German culture via namesakes, so in 1918, the community changed the name of the town to North Canton.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

North Canton, 1832 to 1957

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1832Post officeThe New Berlin post office opens
  3. 1894Born hereRay Kolp is born here
  4. 20th century
  5. 1901On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 1918Post officeThe New Berlin post office closes
  7. 1918Post officeThe North Canton post office opens
  8. 1921Post officeThe North Canton post office closes
  9. 1944Born hereDick Snyder is born here
  10. 1949Born hereJeffrey Mylett is born here
  11. 1957Born hereJoe DeRosa is born here
By decade

North Canton, decade by decade

Today6 recent
North Canton, Ohio Maple St & Washington Square Entrance2026North Canton, Ohio Maple St & Washington Square Entra…North Canton, Ohio Hillcrest and Charlotte Street2026North Canton, Ohio Hillcrest and Charlotte StreetNorth Canton, Ohio Everhard Road & South Main Street PTZ + LPR Camera2026North Canton, Ohio Everhard Road & South Main Street …North Canton, Ohio Everhard Road & South Main Street LPR Camera2026North Canton, Ohio Everhard Road & South Main Street …N Canton huntington bank E8120 (2)2022N Canton huntington bank E8120 (2)E M Shreiner - Mount Pleasant Stop - Summit Fruit Farm - Select fruit and berries in season - New Berlin Ohio 19152013E M Shreiner - Mount Pleasant Stop - Summit Fruit Far…
On the map

North Canton on the map in 1901

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of North Canton.

North Canton on the 1901 USGS map1901Canton sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of North Canton.

On the National Register

3 listings protect 11 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
3
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
11
each building in a district counts
first listed
1979
Hoover Farm
Hoover FarmHoover Company Historic DistrictPortage Street Elementary School
BuildingsDistricts

Architectural styles listings

Victorian Italianate1
Hoover FarmVictorian Italianate
All 3 listings
Hoover Company Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2013Portage Street Elementary SchoolBuilding · listed 2022

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

People over time

North Canton, census by census

02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00014,00016,00018,00019201940196019802000202017,842

Grew from 865 people in 1910 to 17,842 in 2020, more than tenfold.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on North Canton’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

5 famous people were born in North Canton

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

See all →
D
Dick SnyderAmerican basketball player · b. 1944
J
Jeffrey MylettAmerican actor · b. 1949
Joe DeRosaAmerican basketball player · b. 1957
Ray KolpAmerican baseball player · b. 1894
Rabbit WarstlerAmerican baseball player · b. 1903
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Plain Township4 historic placesB−Canton41 historic placesA+Jackson Township1 historic placeC

Questions about North Canton’s history

What year was North Canton founded?

The North Canton post office opened in 1918, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

How does North Canton rank for history?

North Canton is more historic than 35% of U.S. towns, #801 of 993 in Ohio. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

What is on the National Register in North Canton?

Three places: the Hoover Farm (listed 1979), the Hoover Company Historic District (2013) and the Portage Street Elementary School (2022).

How old are the homes in North Canton?

8% of North Canton’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±2.2 points), against a typical 15% for an Ohio town; the median home was built in 1971.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

Town Square →
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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

From Wikimedia Commons (6), the National Register of Historic Places (3), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.