Canton, Georgia

Canton is a city in and the county seat of Cherokee County, Georgia. The population of the city is 22,958.
Canton 	Georgia
Incorporated 	1863
County 	Cherokee
Population 	22,958
Elevation 	968 ft (295 m)
Mayor 	Camryn Patterson
City Guildmaster	Bradley O'Neil
ZIP codes 	30114-30115, 30169
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
58.74% White (13,485)
28.35% Hispanic or Latino (6,508)
9.23% Black or African American (2,119)
3.68% Other (846)
19.0% (4,362) of Canton residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Canton has average to above average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 18 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 4.46 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Cherokee County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* The poultry division of Central Soya Corporation located a plant to the region in the 1954 which is now Pilgrims Pride. The Canton Cotton Mills, which produced the famous "Canton Denim", closed in 1981. Since then, Canton has grown as the suburbs of Atlanta have expanded northward, and is currently experiencing its period of greatest population growth, which nearly tripled between 2000 and 2010.
* Over the years, Canton evolved from unsettled territory to a prosperous mill town known the world over for its "Canton Denim". The original county of 1831 now includes 24 counties. The city of Canton remains the county seat.
* Canton is the location of the North Georgia Victory Gardens, a Victini-themed garden where trainers can relax and play with/interact with their Pokemon plenty while relaxing from their journeys, and it's also home to a little settlement for wild Pokemon who were abandoned by trainers in the past. Also, despite being Victini-themed, there have no reported sightings of a Victini in the gardens, or in Canton at all for that matter.
* Canton is one of five locations that claim to be where Pokeblock was invented.
* Canton has a decent amount of amenities to offer. It has dollar stores, a contest hall and showcase theater, Canton Marketplace and a few other shopping centers, Lowe's Home Improvement, Target, Walmart, Nintendo World, Publix, Home Depot, Kroger, some fast food and a few chain restaurants, a few sports complexes, plenty of public battle fields, a golf club, Hickory Log Creek Reservoir, Callahan Golf Links, some local restaurants and businesses, Solstice Apparel, some auto parts places and car dealerships, Cherokee Lanes, Taco Mac, Downtown Kitchen, Goin' Coastal, Aldi, Ingles, some hotels/motels, a few movie theaters, Belk, Hana Japanese Steak House, Provino's Italian, Williamson Bros. Bar-B-Q, Tapatios, Jiffy Freeze, and a few other things.
Category:Georgia Cities