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Massillon is a city in western Stark County, Ohio, United States, along the Tuscarawas River.The population was 32,146 at the 2020 census.Massillon is a principal city of the Canton–Massillon metropolitan area, which includes all of Stark and Carroll counties and had a population of 401,574 in 2020.
Ohio-Erie Canal, Market, Canal, Cherry and High Sts. 40°53′13″N 81°35′42″W / 40.886944°N 81.595°W / 40.886944; -81.595 ( Canal Fulton Historic Canal Fulton and Lawrence Township
US 62 enters Ohio from Kentucky, crossing the Ohio River via the Simon Kenton Memorial Bridge at Aberdeen. The highway is immediately concurrent with US 52. 2.4 miles (3.9 km) later, the highway gains an additional concurrency with US 68, which crosses the river via the William H. Harsha Bridge.
US 30 runs for 245.69 miles (395.40 km) through northern Ohio. [1] Between the Indiana state line and Canton, US 30 is a divided highway, with sections of freeway between Van Wert and Delphos; Upper Sandusky and Mansfield; around Wooster; and a final section in the area of Massillon and Canton. [2]
Stark County is a county located in the northeastern part of U.S. state of Ohio.As of the 2020 census, the population was 374,853. [1] Its county seat is Canton. [2] The county was created in 1808 and organized the next year. [3]
Uniontown is part of the Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2000 census there were 2,802 people, 1,141 households, and 861 families in the CDP. The population density was 1,122.5 inhabitants per square mile (433.4/km 2). There were 1,171 housing units at an average density of 469.1 per square mile (181.1/km 2).
In 1826, James Duncan founded Massillon. The Ohio/Erie Canal was opened to Massillon in 1828 and the entire area and surrounding communities grew exponentially. [clarification needed] Johnny Appleseed (Jonathan Chapman) planted the first orchard in Perry Township on the south side of the Canton–Massillon Road on the Daum Farm. Dr.
It is associated with the state flower of Ohio, the scarlet carnation, and is known as the "Carnation City". The University of Mount Union, a private liberal arts college established in 1846, is located in Alliance. Partially extending into Mahoning County, the city is part of the Canton–Massillon metropolitan area.