City profile · Small Town
Canton, North Carolina
Verified Oct 19, 2026Who leads Canton, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Zeb Smathers
- Role
- Mayor
- Form of government
- Mayor
- Population
- 4,029
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 19, 2026
- Matched the official page in an automated check
- Last checked
- Oct 19, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourcecantonnc.com/mayor-board ↗
- Official leadership pagecantonnc.com/mayor-board ↗
- City websitecantonnc.com ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Zeb Smathers CurrentMayor · added Oct 17, 2026 · verified Oct 19, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 4,029
- Median household income
- $54,728
- Median age
- 36.3
- Land area
- 3.75 sq mi
- Population density
- 1,074.4 per sq mi
- County
- Haywood County
City government
Budget and contact
- Annual budget
- ~$14M
- City hall phone
- (828) 648-2363
- Official website
- cantonnc.com ↗
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