City profile · Town
Canton, Illinois
Verified Oct 16, 2026Who leads Canton, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Kent A. McDowell
- Role
- Mayor
- Population
- 15,288
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 16, 2026
- Matched the official page in an automated check
- Last checked
- Oct 16, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourcecantonillinois.org/city-of-canton/elected-officials ↗
- Official leadership pagecantonillinois.org/city-of-canton/elected-officials ↗
- City websitecantonillinois.org ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Kent A. McDowell CurrentMayor · added Aug 1, 2026 · verified Oct 16, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 15,288
- Median household income
- $52,749
- Median age
- 44.7
- Land area
- 8.39 sq mi
- Population density
- 1,822.2 per sq mi
- County
- Fulton County
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