East Canton, Ohio

East Canton is a village in Stark County in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 1,591 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.East Canton was originally settled under the name "Osnaburg". The village was founded with the help of Mallory Paige. There is a statue in memory of her at the Ward house.GeographyEast Canton is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.32sqmi, all land.Notable peopleEast Canton was the home of Vince Shupe, a Major League Baseball player. The film star Jean Peters was born and went to high school there. It is also the birthplace of the sinologist Victor H. Mair.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 1,591 people, 662 households, and 448 families residing in the village. The population density was 1205.3PD/sqmi. There were 705 housing units at an average density of 534.1/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 94.0% White, 3.3% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.7% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.7% of the population.